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Match the items of Column I with the items given in Column II.

Correct match of items of column I with column II is as follows:


(a) Yaks are found in Tibet and Ladakh and thus yak wool is produced in these regions.


(b) Angora goats are found in Jammu and Kashmir.


(c) Mulberry leaves are used to feed silkworms.


(d) Scouring is the process of cleaning of the sheared (removed) hairs by washing into tanks to remove grease and dirt.


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State whether the following statements are True or False. If false, correct them.

(a) Silkworms are caterpillars of silk moth.


(b) In India, camels and goats are generally reared for obtaining wool.


(c) The rearing of silkworms for obtaining silk is called silviculture.


(d) In the process of obtaining wool from fleece, sorting is done after scouring.


(e) Yak hair are not used to make woollen fabric.

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How do the hair of certain animals help in keeping their bodies warm?

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Various steps involved to obtain wool from fleece are given here.

(i) Picking out the burrs


(ii) Dyeing in various colours


(iii) Shearing


(iv) Scouring


(v) Sorting


Write the above steps in the correct sequence in which they are carried out

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Some words related with silk are jumbled up. Write them in their correct form.

(a) TURECULRISE


(b) WILSMORK


(c) BELMURRY


(d) RINGLEE