Test: Fibre To Fabric - UPSC MCQ

Silkworm feeds on leaves of mulberry. The larvae or caterpillar eat mulberry leaves day and night to increase in size at suitable temperature.

The soft under fur of Kashmiri goat is used to woven shawls. This kinds of shawls are called as Pashmina shawls.

Angora goats are found in Jammu and Kashmir as they require low temperature for proper growth and reproduction.

The process of removal of fleece from the body of sheep is called shearing. Shearing is done in hot weather to survive without outer skin.

For obtaining silk, moth is reared and their cocoons are collected to get silk thread.

Silk, cotton and wool are obtained from natural sources either plant or animal but rayon is a synthetic fibre.

Textile industry is related to fabric and clothing. Textile industry is one of the largest industries employing large number of people.

Early man wears tree barks, leaves and animals skin to hide their body to overcome hot and cold condition.

Clothes protect us against cold, heat and rain but not from the disease. As disease causing pathogen may enter the body along with air and water.

The science of rearing silk is called sericulture. Sericulture includes rearing, processing and reeling the silk.