Olympiad Test: Fibre to Fabric - UPSC MCQ

The sequence followed to make a fabric is Ginning → spinning and weaving.

Charkha, its use was popularized by Mahatma Gandhi as part of independence movement. Charkha is a hand operated device used for spinning.

Rayon is an artificial fibre.

Separation of fibres from rotten stems and gummy skin of jute plant is called retting.

Wool is obtained from the fleece of sheep. Hence on burning, woollen fibre smell like the burning hair.

The given characteristics are of cotton fibres. Cotton clothes are good to wear in summer season.

Jute fibres are used to make gunny bags.

In the given options polyester is an artificial fibre.

The given correlation shows fibre and its sources. Silk is obtained from silkworm cocoon and wool from the fleece of sheep.

Similarly, Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other animals, including cashmere and mohair from goats, angora from rabbits, qiviut from muskoxen, hide and fur clothing from bison, and other types of wool from camelids.

In the given options wool is a natural fibre.

Cotton boll is the fruit of cotton plant.

Fibres are separated from the seeds of cotton boll. This process is called ginning.

Coconut fibres are used to make mattresses.                         

Weaving and knitting are the two main process of making a fabric.

The process of arranging two sets of yarn together to make a fabric is called weaving.

Jute is obtained from the stem of a jute plant called putson.

The process of converting yarn into cloth on a handloom is called weaving.

To make more strong fibres are twisted before being made into yarn.

Single yarn is formed when fibres are twisted by spinning.

Woollen clothes are preferred to wear in cold regions.