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प्रश्न
Write about Ahimsa Silk.
उत्तर
- It is also known as Peace silk.
- In 1992, Kusuma Rajaiah, a Government officer from Andhra Pradesh state of India proposed ahimsa way of silk production for the making silks without killing the silkworm.
- It involves a humane method specifically letting the worms to hatch and then using the vacant cocoons.
- Traditional silk manufacturing methods involve boiling the cocoons of the silk worms and then sorting out the threads, which is used later in silk production.
- It has been supported by many people who are interested in the welfare of animals.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The silkworm is (a) a caterpillar, (b) a larva. Choose the correct option
Make sketches of the two stages in the life history of the silk moth which are directly related to the production of silk.
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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TURECULRISE
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.
Which of the following fibers is considered the strongest natural fiber?
India stands ______ in silk production in the world.
______ are boiled to get the silk.
The silk moth feed on ______.
Silk is the secretion of ______.
