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प्रश्न
What is shearing?
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उत्तर
The fleece of the sheep is removed from its body. This is called shearing.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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?
Which of the following does not yield wool?
What is meant by term Rearing?
What is meant by term Sericulture?
Given below is a sequence of steps in the processing of wool. Which are the missing steps? Add them
Shearing, __________, sorting, __________, __________, __________
True or False – If False give the correct answer
Ahimsa silk is otherwise known as Mulberry silk.
What are the two types of fibres that are obtained from animals?
What are the characteristics of wool? Give any three.
Assertion: Wool is the fibre derived from the fur of animals.
Reason: Animals like goat, Yak, Alpaca and rabbit yields wool.
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.
State whether the following statement is True or False. If false, correct them.
In the process of obtaining wool from fleece, sorting is done after scouring.
How do the hair of certain animals help in keeping their bodies warm?
Various steps involved to obtain wool from fleece are given here.
- Picking out the burrs
- Dyeing in various colours
- Shearing
- Scouring
- Sorting
Write the above steps in the correct sequence in which they are carried out.
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.

The process called ______ involves the removal of dried wool.
