What is the basic difference between Angora and Cashmere brands of wool ?
Angora is obtained from rabbit and Cashmere is obtained from goat .
Angora is obtained from goat and Cashmere is obtained from rabbit .
Angora is obtained from Yak and Cashmere is obtained from goat .
Angora is obtained from camel and Cashmere is obtained from yak.
Fibres are separated from the seeds of cotton bolls by the process known as:
Winnowing
Threading
Ginning
Spinning
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 .
While cooking in the kitchen, you should not wear clothes made up of:
Cotton
Wool
Nylon
Terrycot
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
Cotton is obtained from plants. Burning cotton yarn gives an odour similar to:
Burning silk
Burning nylon
Burning paper
Burning wool
Which of the following is a natural fibre obtained from plants ?
Silk
Jute
None of these
Which soil found in India is good for growing cotton?
Red soil
Black soil
Laterite soil
Alluvial soil
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
Spinning of yarn on a large scale is done with a spinning machine, while the manual spinning is done with a hand- operated device known as:
Takli
Charkha
Handloom
