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प्रश्न
Define – Sericulture
उत्तर
- Sericulture or silk farming is the cultivation of silk worm to produce silk.
- It is the rearing of silk worms to obtain silk.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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 |
______ is the strongest natural fibre.
Peace silk was produced in the year ______.
Who invented the Ahimsa silk?
Write about any three uses of silk.
HOTS
Silk fiber is used to manufacture parachute. Why?
Which of the following is not a type of silk?
The silk fibre is obtained from
The term sericulture is used for
Reeling of silk is
State whether the following statements are True or False. If false, correct them.
Silkworms are caterpillars of silk moths.
State whether the following statements are True or False. If false, correct them.
The rearing of silkworms for obtaining silk is called silviculture.
The silk moth feed on ______.
Silk is the secretion of ______.
List a few characteristic features of silk.
