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Question
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 |
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Solution
| Column I | Column II |
| Scouring | Cleaning sheared skin |
| Mulberry leaves | Food of silk worm |
| Yak | Wool yielding animal |
| Cocoon | Yields silk fibres |
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