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प्रश्न
What are the characteristics of wool? Give any three.
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उत्तर
- It is resistant to heat, water, wear and tear.
- It absorbs moisture.
- Wool insulates against cold. So wool is a good insulator.
- It does not wrinkle easily.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
You must be familiar with the given nursery rhymes
Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool.
Answer the following:
Which parts of the black sheep have wool?
You must be familiar with the following nursery rhymes:
Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow
Answer the following:
What is meant by the white fleece of the lamb?
What is meant by term Rearing?
What is meant by term Shearing ?
Given below is a crossword puzzle based on this lesson. Use hints to fill in the blank spaces with letters that complete the words.
Down
(D) 1: Thorough washing
2 : Animal fibre
3 : Long thread like structure
Across
(A) 1 : Keeps warm
2 : Its leaves are eaten by silkworms
3 : Hatches from egg of moth

______ is a non-biodegradable material.
True or False – If False give the correct answer
Wool is the fibre derived from the silk worm.
True or False – If False give the correct answer
Ahimsa silk is otherwise known as Mulberry silk.
What is shearing?
Write the uses of the wool.
Paheli wanted to buy a gift made of animal fibre obtained without killing the animal. Which of the following would be the right gift for her to buy?
Wool fibre cannot be obtained from which of the following?
Wool yielding animals bear ______ on their body.
State whether the following statement is True or False. If false, correct them.
In India, camels and goats are generally reared for obtaining wool.
Figure shows three rings of circles with letters in them. Some of these letters in each ring can form the name of one wool yielding animal. Find the names of these animals.

A wholesale woollen fibre dealer gets the woollen fibre of different textures sorted for various purposes. Match the items in Column I with the woollen fibre in Column II.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Pashmina shawl | (i) | Camel wool |
| (b) | Woollen carpet | (ii) | Angora wool |
| (c) | Baby blanket | (iii) | Kashmir goat |
| (d) | Woollen sweater | (iv) | Sheep wool |
The scouting process during the processing of wool refers to ______.
