63 + Interview Questions in ANIMAL FIBRE IN GENERAL AWARENESS Page 1 InterviewSolution

1.	Write a note on The world of wool.
Answer» Woolen fabrics are as ancient as human civilization. According to archeological evidences domestication of woolly sheep may have started around 6000 BC by early Iranians. Earliest woven woolen garments are dated 2000 – 3000 years later. In 15th century, British made laws to control wool smuggling and at one time they punished people by cutting off their hands ! The industrial revolution introduced mass production of wool. Leaders of wool production are Australia and China.

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2.	How silk weaving began ? Write the story behind it.
Answer» 1. Chinese traditions, along with the writings of Confucius tell the same 2700 BC tale. It states that the empress Leizu (Hsi – ling – shi) was having tea one day under a mulbery tree with her husband, emperor Huang-ti, when a silk worm’s cocoon fell into her cup. 2. In an attempt to take it out, the thread of the cocoon began to unroll. So the Empress thought of weaving the thread. 3. The Emperor encouraged his wife to study the life of silk worm, and so she learned the art of raising silk worms or what is called sericulture. Her finding was taught as well and thus the advent of the silk industry. 4. However, archaeological evidences show that the origin of silk industry traces back to 3000 and 5000 BC. 5. The sites of Yangshao culture in Xia Country; Shanxi reveal a cocoon of a bombyx mori or a domesticated silk worm along with silk weaving looms.

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How silk weaving began ? Write the story behind it.

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1. Chinese traditions, along with the writings of Confucius tell the same 2700 BC tale. It states that the empress Leizu (Hsi – ling – shi) was having tea one day under a mulbery tree with her husband, emperor Huang-ti, when a silk worm’s cocoon fell into her cup.

2. In an attempt to take it out, the thread of the cocoon began to unroll. So the Empress thought of weaving the thread.

3. The Emperor encouraged his wife to study the life of silk worm, and so she learned the art of raising silk worms or what is called sericulture. Her finding was taught as well and thus the advent of the silk industry.

4. However, archaeological evidences show that the origin of silk industry traces back to 3000 and 5000 BC.

5. The sites of Yangshao culture in Xia Country; Shanxi reveal a cocoon of a bombyx mori or a domesticated silk worm along with silk weaving looms.

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3.	Fleece of sheep is removed from its body during …………….. season. A) Winter B) Summer C) Rainy D) Spring
Answer» Correct option is D) Spring

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4.	Where do we find sheep or goat that give us wool?
Answer» In Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Haryana, Punjab. Rajasthan and Gujarat. They are often reared on large farms.

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What are the differences between fleece of Angora goat and camel?

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Angora goat fleece	Camel fleece
1) Angora goat live in Kashmir.	2) Angora goat have soft hair.
1) Camel live in Rajasthan.	2) Camels have rough and coarse hair.

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6.	Special machines like reelers and twisters are used in ……………. A) Reeling B) Spinning C) Knitting D) Weaving
Answer» Correct option is A) Reeling

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7.	A female moth lays around ………………. number of eggs in one go. A) 400B) 500 C) 600 D) 550
Answer» Correct option is B) 500 The answer is A) 400

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8.	A female moth lays around ………………. eggs in one go. A) 500 B) 50C) 5,000 D) 5
Answer» Correct option is A) 500

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9.	Which place in our state is called silk city?
Answer» Dharmavaram in our state is called the silk city.

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10.	Write the correct order of Collecting Wool.A) Shearing, Scouring, Sorting B) Scouring, Sarting, Shearing C) Shearing, Sorting, Scouring D) Sorting, Shearing, Scouring
Answer» A) Shearing, Scouring, Sorting

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11.	Which city is called silk city in our State? A) Venkatagiri B) Dharmavaram C) Madanapalli D) Hanuman Junction
Answer» Correct option is B) Dharmavaram

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12.	How woollen were knitted ?
Answer» By making knots with loops and rings of long threads of yarn, woollen fabrics are knitted.

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13.	The first stage in making of woollen clothes? A) Scouring B) SortingC) Shearing D) Bleaching
Answer» Correct option is C) Shearing

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14.	‘Grinages’ are A) Seed centers B) Larva centers C) Adult centers D) Silk centers
Answer» Correct option is A) Seed centers

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15.	1) Egg 2) Pupa 3) Adult D) larva The correct order is A) 1,2,4, 3 B) 1. 4, 2, 3 C) 1, 3, 2,4 D) 1, 4, 3, 2
Answer» Correct option is B) 1. 4, 2, 3

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16.	What is silkworm ?
Answer» Silkworm: Stocky creamy white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce

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17.	What is the length of thread of silkworm?
Answer» The thread you get from the average cocoon ranges from about 1,000 to 3,000 feet.

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18.	What is Knitting?
Answer» Knitting is the process of making fabric by using knitting needles to form interlocking loops and rings of woollen yarn.

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19.	Define the term cocoon.
Answer» Cocoon: A protective case of silk or similar fibrous material spun by the larvae of moths and other insects that serves as a covering for their pupal stage.

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20.	Eggs of silk moth called ………………… A) Embryo B) LarvaeC) Seeds D) Cocoon
Answer» (B) larvae The female silk moth lays eggs, from which hatch larvae which are called caterpillars or silkworms. Correct option is B) Larvae correct answer:-(B) Larvae

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Eggs of silk moth called ………………… A) Embryo B) LarvaeC) Seeds D) Cocoon

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(B) larvae

The female silk moth lays eggs, from which hatch larvae which are called caterpillars or silkworms.

Correct option is B) Larvae

correct answer:-(B) Larvae

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21.	‘Bombyx mori’ is a A) Honey bee B) Warsp C) Housefly D) Silk moth
Answer» Correct option is D) Silk moth

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22.	How fiber like substance are made by caterpillar ?
Answer» Caterpillar moves its moth from side to side and secrets fibre like substance.

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23.	What caterpillar do to hold itself ?
Answer» Caterpillar weaves a net to hold itself.

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24.	What silkworms eats ?
Answer» Silkworms eat mulberry leaves day and night.

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25.	What is grinages ?
Answer» People buy these silk moths to produce eggs. These centres are called Grinages’.

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26.	What is silk moth ?
Answer» Silkmoth is like a butterfly.

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27.	What is the eggs of silk moth called ?
Answer» Eggs of silk moth are called ‘Seeds’.

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28.	What is scouring ?
Answer» Cleaning of fleece with a stream of water is called scouring.

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29.	What is shearing ?
Answer» Removing hair or fleece from the skin of sheep is called shearing.

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30.	Wool is use as A) Conductor B) InsulatorC) HeaterD) Cooler
Answer» Correct option is B) Insulator

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31.	From where we obtain the woolen fibre ?
Answer» Hair of animals like goats, sheep, camels etc., are used to obtain woollen fibre.

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32.	Which one of the following is a poor conductor of heat ? A) Copper B) Silver C) Iron D) Air
Answer» Correct option is D) Air

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33.	The country that used the silk for first timeA) India B) China C) Japan D) America
Answer» Correct option is B) China

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34.	What is mulberry ?
Answer» Mulberry: Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Moms, having unisexual flowers in drooping catkins and edible multiple fruits.

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35.	Fill the blank in the life cycle of silk mothA) Pupa B) Laren C) Silk moth D) Housefly
Answer» Correct option is A) Pupa

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36.	Removing the colour of wool isA) Bleaching B) Sorting C) Spinning D) Scouring
Answer» Correct option is A) Bleaching

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37.	1) Dying 2) Sorting 3) Scouring 4) Shearing The correct order is A) 4, 3, 2, 1 B) 2, 3, 4, 1 C) 4, 3, 1,2 D) 3, 4, 2,1
Answer» Correct option is A) 4, 3, 2, 1

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38.	Scouring means removing of A) Dust B) Grease C) Dirt D) All of these
Answer» Correct option is D) All of these

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39.	Explain the process of sorting wool.
Answer» 1. People sorting coarse and soft ones as well as broken and long ones and making separate piles of them. 2. Unwanted materials like twigs or hits of leaves etc., that may he present with the wool are also separated out. 3. This process is called sorting or wool classing. Fleece is the soft mass of wool.

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Explain the process of sorting wool.

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1. People sorting coarse and soft ones as well as broken and long ones and making separate piles of them.

2. Unwanted materials like twigs or hits of leaves etc., that may he present with the wool are also separated out.

3. This process is called sorting or wool classing. Fleece is the soft mass of wool.

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40.	Name of the sac, where the catterpillar sleeps A) Stuff B) Chandrikalu C) Cocoon D) Reels
Answer» Correct option is C) Cocoon

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41.	What is reeling ?
Answer» The separation of silk fibre from the cocoon is called reeling.

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42.	Describe the process of scouring of wooL Why is cool air passed over it after washing?
Answer» 1. Sheared skin with hair is dipped in such tanks and stirred with a spade. 2. Often it may be washed under a stream of water as well. 3. This water contains some chemicals to remove grease, dirt and dust. 4. This process ¡s called washing or scouring. 5. Alter washing, cool air is Passed over the wool to makes it softer.

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Describe the process of scouring of wooL Why is cool air passed over it after washing?

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1. Sheared skin with hair is dipped in such tanks and stirred with a spade.

2. Often it may be washed under a stream of water as well.

3. This water contains some chemicals to remove grease, dirt and dust.

4. This process ¡s called washing or scouring.

5. Alter washing, cool air is Passed over the wool to makes it softer.

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43.	Killing of the silk moth larva’s is called A) Reeling B) Yarn C) Stiffling D) Silk
Answer» Correct option is C) Stiffling

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44.	The equipment show in the figure isA) Cacoon B) Chandrikalu C) Reeling D) Woven
Answer» Correct option is B) Chandrikalu

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45.	If you went to silk showroom to know the quality of silk, what type of exact question do you ask? A) How you decide the cost B) These silk clothes have long life C) Silk is prepared with D) Silks are how many types
Answer» D) Silks are how many types

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46.	Material present in silk thread A) ProteinB) Fat C) Carbohydrate D) Cellulose
Answer» Correct option is A) Protein

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47.	Animal fibre: protein :: plant fibre: A) Fat B) Protein C) Carbohydrate D) Mineral
Answer» Correct option is C) Carbohydrate

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48.	The silk fibres are composed of A) Siricin & thrombin B) Fibroin & thrombin C) Cellulose & fat D) Siricin & fibroin
Answer» Correct option is D) Siricin & fibroin

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49.	From where do we get fibres? Explain.
Answer» 1. We get fibres from plants and animals. 2. Cotton, Jute, Gongoora, Coconut plant fibres are useful to make different kinds of fabrics. 3. In the same way we get fibres of silk and wool from animals like silk worms, sheep, goat, camel, and yak etc.

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From where do we get fibres? Explain.

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1. We get fibres from plants and animals.

2. Cotton, Jute, Gongoora, Coconut plant fibres are useful to make different kinds of fabrics.

3. In the same way we get fibres of silk and wool from animals like silk worms, sheep, goat, camel, and yak etc.

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Why do farmers buy silk moths ? What is the name of the centres?

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1. Sometimes farmers buy silkmoths because to produce eggs from them.

2. The eggs are produce by thermselves (by farmers) in their own centres.

3. The egg producing centres are called Grinages’.

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Write a note on The world of wool.

How silk weaving began ? Write the story behind it.

Fleece of sheep is removed from its body during …………….. season. A) Winter B) Summer C) Rainy D) Spring

Where do we find sheep or goat that give us wool?

What are the differences between fleece of Angora goat and camel?

Special machines like reelers and twisters are used in ……………. A) Reeling B) Spinning C) Knitting D) Weaving

A female moth lays around ………………. number of eggs in one go. A) 400B) 500 C) 600 D) 550

A female moth lays around ………………. eggs in one go. A) 500 B) 50C) 5,000 D) 5

Which place in our state is called silk city?

Write the correct order of Collecting Wool.A) Shearing, Scouring, Sorting B) Scouring, Sarting, Shearing C) Shearing, Sorting, Scouring D) Sorting, Shearing, Scouring

Which city is called silk city in our State? A) Venkatagiri B) Dharmavaram C) Madanapalli D) Hanuman Junction

How woollen were knitted ?

The first stage in making of woollen clothes? A) Scouring B) SortingC) Shearing D) Bleaching

‘Grinages’ are A) Seed centers B) Larva centers C) Adult centers D) Silk centers

1) Egg 2) Pupa 3) Adult D) larva The correct order is A) 1,2,4, 3 B) 1. 4, 2, 3 C) 1, 3, 2,4 D) 1, 4, 3, 2

What is silkworm ?

What is the length of thread of silkworm?

What is Knitting?

Define the term cocoon.

Eggs of silk moth called ………………… A) Embryo B) LarvaeC) Seeds D) Cocoon

correct answer:-(B) Larvae

‘Bombyx mori’ is a A) Honey bee B) Warsp C) Housefly D) Silk moth

How fiber like substance are made by caterpillar ?

What caterpillar do to hold itself ?

What silkworms eats ?

What is grinages ?

What is silk moth ?

What is the eggs of silk moth called ?

What is scouring ?

What is shearing ?

Wool is use as A) Conductor B) InsulatorC) HeaterD) Cooler

From where we obtain the woolen fibre ?

Which one of the following is a poor conductor of heat ? A) Copper B) Silver C) Iron D) Air

The country that used the silk for first timeA) India B) China C) Japan D) America

What is mulberry ?

Fill the blank in the life cycle of silk mothA) Pupa B) Laren C) Silk moth D) Housefly

Removing the colour of wool isA) Bleaching B) Sorting C) Spinning D) Scouring

1) Dying 2) Sorting 3) Scouring 4) Shearing The correct order is A) 4, 3, 2, 1 B) 2, 3, 4, 1 C) 4, 3, 1,2 D) 3, 4, 2,1

Scouring means removing of A) Dust B) Grease C) Dirt D) All of these

Explain the process of sorting wool.

Name of the sac, where the catterpillar sleeps A) Stuff B) Chandrikalu C) Cocoon D) Reels

What is reeling ?

Describe the process of scouring of wooL Why is cool air passed over it after washing?

Killing of the silk moth larva’s is called A) Reeling B) Yarn C) Stiffling D) Silk

The equipment show in the figure isA) Cacoon B) Chandrikalu C) Reeling D) Woven

If you went to silk showroom to know the quality of silk, what type of exact question do you ask? A) How you decide the cost B) These silk clothes have long life C) Silk is prepared with D) Silks are how many types

Material present in silk thread A) ProteinB) Fat C) Carbohydrate D) Cellulose

Animal fibre: protein :: plant fibre: A) Fat B) Protein C) Carbohydrate D) Mineral

The silk fibres are composed of A) Siricin &amp; thrombin B) Fibroin &amp; thrombin C) Cellulose &amp; fat D) Siricin &amp; fibroin

From where do we get fibres? Explain.

Why do farmers buy silk moths ? What is the name of the centres?

The silk fibres are composed of A) Siricin & thrombin B) Fibroin & thrombin C) Cellulose & fat D) Siricin & fibroin