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प्रश्न
What is meant by term Sericulture?
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उत्तर
Sericulture: Sericulture refers to the rearing of silkworms to obtain silk.
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?
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
What are the two types of fibres that are obtained from animals?
What is shearing?
Write the uses of the 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.
The process called ______ involves the removal of dried wool.
