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Q1.
Multiple choice question:
- Identify the animal that does not yield wool.
- elephant
- camel
- sheep
- goat
- Choosing parent sheep to produce offspring with desired qualities is called ________.
- sericulture
- scouring
- selective breeding
- selective shearing
- Mohair is a lustrous fibre obtained from _______________.
- alpacas
- angora goats
- angora rabbits
- silkworms
- Silk fibre is obtained from the ________________.
- larva
- egg
- cocoon
- adult moth
- Silk production involves the cultivation of _________________.
- blackberry bushes
- mulberry trees
- gooseberry trees
- strawberry plants
- The process in which silk thread is pulled out as a single fibre is called __________.
- sericulture
- carding
- spinning
- reeling
- Which of the following is not a variety of silk?
- merino
- tassar
- eri
- muga
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- (a) elephant
- (c) Selective Breeding
- (b) Angora goat
- (c) cocoon
- (b) mulberry trees
- (d) reeling
- (a) merino
Q2.
Name three animals other than sheep that yield wool.
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Angora rabbits, angora goats, and camels are the three animals other than sheep that yield wool.
Q3.
Match the words in column A with those in column B.
| Column A | Column B |
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| i. Nylon | a. Cocoon |
| ii. Musk ox | b. Sorter's disease |
| iii. Anthrax | c. Artificial fibre |
| iv. Pupa | d. West Bengal |
| v. Tassar | e. Qiviut |
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- (c) Artificial fibre
- (e) Qiviut
- (b) Sorter's disease
- (a) Cocoon
- (d) West Bengal
Q4.
The pictures show the stages in wool processing. Label them and number them in the correct order.
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Q5.
Why do we wear woolen clothes in winter?
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