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Question
______ is the strongest natural fibre.
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Solution
Silk is the strongest natural fibre.
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The silkworm is (a) a caterpillar, (b) a larva. Choose the correct option
Out of the following, which are the two terms related to silk production?
Sericulture, floriculture, moriculture, apiculture and silviculture
Hints:
(1) Silk production involves cultivation of mulberry leaves and rearing silkworms.
(2) Scientific name of mulberry is Morus alba.
Match the words of Column I with those given in Column II:
| Column I | Column II |
| Scouring | Yields silk fibres |
| Mulberry leaves | Wool yielding animal |
| Yak | Food of silk worm |
| Cocoon | Reeling |
| Cleaning sheared skin |
The cultivation and production of silk is known as ______.
Peace silk was produced in the year ______.
Define – Sericulture
Who invented the Ahimsa silk?
The term sericulture is used for ______.
Reeling of silk is ______.
State whether the following statement is True or False. If false, correct them.
Silkworms are caterpillars of silk moth.
Some words related to silk are jumbled up. Write them in their correct form.
BELMURRY
Some words related to silk are jumbled up. Write them in their correct form.
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.
Describe the life history of the silk moth with the help of figures of various stages.
______ are boiled to get the silk.
The production of silk is called ______.
Silk is the secretion of ______.
