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प्रश्न
The cultivation and production of silk is known as ______.
पर्याय
Horticulture
Floriculture
Agriculture
Sericulture
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उत्तर
The cultivation and production of silk is known as Sericulture
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The silkworm is (a) a caterpillar, (b) a larva. Choose the correct option
A natural fibre obtained by boiling cocoons is called ______.
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Write about Ahimsa Silk.
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Silkworms are caterpillars of silk moth.
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TURECULRISE
Some words related to silk are jumbled up. Write them in their correct form.
WILSMORK
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BELMURRY
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RINGLEE
Steps for the production of silk are given below in a jumbled order. Arrange them in their proper sequence.
- Eggs are warmed to a suitable temperature for the larvae to hatch from eggs.
- Fibres are taken out from the cocoon.
- After 25 to 30 days, the caterpillars stop eating and start spinning cocoons.
- The larvae/caterpillars or silkworms are kept in clean trays along with freshly chopped mulberry leaves.
- Female silk moths lay eggs.
- Cocoons are kept under the sun or boiled in water.
Paheli went to the market to buy sarees for her mother. She took out a thread from the edge of the two sarees shown by the shopkeeper and burnt them. One thread burnt with a smell of burning hair and the other burnt with the smell of burning paper. Which thread is from a pure cotton saree and which one from a pure silk saree? Give reason for your answer.
Describe the life history of the silk moth with the help of figures of various stages.
Which of the following fibers is considered the strongest natural fiber?
The production of silk is called ______.
The silk moth feed on ______.
Silk is the secretion of ______.
