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Question 1 :
Out of the following, which are the two terms related to silk production ?
Question 6 :
The process of taking out threads from the cocoon for use as silk is called
Question 7 :
The process of selecting parents for obtaining special characters in their offspring, such as soft under hair in sheep, is termed ‘selective breeding’. True or false ?
Question 9 :
The straightening of dyed fibres by passing through metal teeth is known as _______
Question 14 :
You must be familiar with the following nursery rhymes: (i) 'Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool.' (ii) 'Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow.' Answer : Which part of the black sheep have wool?
Question 15 :
Out of the following, which are the two terms related to silk production? Sericulture, floricuture, moriculture, apiculture and silviculture.
Question 17 :
You must be familiar with the following nursery rhymes: (i) 'Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool.' (ii) 'Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow.' Answer : What is meant by the white fleece of the lamb?
Question 18 :
What health problems do workers in the silk industry suffer from?
Question 19 :
The silkworm is (i) a caterpillar, (ii) a larva. Choose the correct option.