While cooking in the kitchen, you should not wear clothes made up of:
Cotton
Wool
Nylon
Terrycot
Fibres are separated from the seeds of cotton bolls by the process known as:
Winnowing
Threading
Ginning
Spinning
What is lint ?
A thread made by spinning fibres.
A device, either hand operated or electrically operated used for weaving.
The fibrous material left after removing seeds from cotton bolls.
The fruit of the cotton plant.
A famous sufi saint and poet was a weaver by profession. Who was he ?
Kabir
Tulsi Das
Sur Das
Raheem
Cotton is obtained from plants. Burning cotton yarn gives an odour similar to:
Burning silk
Burning nylon
Burning paper
Burning wool
Synthetic fabrics have many advantages. One characteristic is that not an advantage of synthetic fabrics is:
They are durable and easier to maintain.
They dry fast and do not form wrinkles.
They are not attacked by moths.
They do not absorb water and sweat .
Mahatma Gandhi popularized the charkha as part of the independence movement. He encouraged people to wear:
Imported clothes
Synthetic clothes
Home spun yarn clothes
Both 1 and 2
Why is nylon called so?
Nylon is named after the lady who made it first.
It was initially popular as a material for making stockings for women.
It was first marketed in New York and London.
It is made from a chemical known as Nylon - 55
The wool yarn shrinks away from the flame and burns like that of silk but it does not melt . It has a strong odour of:
Burning wood
Charred meat
Burning hair
Which soil found in India is good for growing cotton?
Red soil
Black soil
Laterite soil
Alluvial soil