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If you dump kitchen waste in a pit, it may, after sometime (a) convert into compost (b) convert into vermicompost (c) remain as such (d) remain forever in its dried form.

a) Convert into compost Kitchen waste is biodegradable, hence, when dumped into a pit will be acted upon by the decomposers and converted into... View Article

The method of preparing compost with the help of earthworms is called (a) composting (b) vermicomposting (c) manuring (d) decomposing

b) Vermicomposting Earthworm improves the quality of soil hence called farmers friend. So a technique was established to prepare compost with... View Article

Describe the two main processes of making fabric from yarn.

The two main processes of making fabric from yarn are weaving and knitting. In weaving process, the two sets of yarns are woven at a right angle... View Article

A cotton shirt, before it reaches you, completes a long journey. Elaborate on this journey starting from cotton bolls.

i. The making of the cotton shirt is a long process. From cotton bolls, cotton is usually picked up from the plants in the fields by hand. ii.... View Article

Fill in the blanks to complete the life story of cotton fibre. My parents, cotton plants were grown in___soil and climate. The plants bore fruits called. I, the cotton fibre was separated from seeds in the cotton bolls by the process of _. Other cotton fibres and myself were made into yarn by the process of _. The yarn was ____to give beautiful colours and then to get cotton fabric.

My parents, cotton plants were grown in black Soil and warm Climate. The plants bore fruits called cotton bolls. I, the cotton fibre was... View Article

In ancient times stitching was not known. People used to simply drape the fabrics around different parts of their body. Even today a number of unstitched fabrics are used by both men and women. Can you give four such examples of clothes?

Dhoti, Lungi, Saree, Turban People used to simply drape the fabric around different parts of their bodies. Even today a number of unstitched... View Article

Boojho with perfect eyesight was finding it difficult to pass a thread through the eye of a needle. What can be the possible reason for this?

Boojho couldn't pass the thread through the eye of a needle despite having the perfect eyesight because the fault was in the thread, either it... View Article

One way of making fabric from yarn is weaving, what is the other?

The other process of making fabric from yarn is knitting. A single yarn is converted into a whole fabric by knitting and weaving. It is a... View Article

Once, Paheli visited a tailor shop and brought home some cuttings of fabric to study their properties. She took two pieces and found that one of the pieces were shrinking when it was burnt with a candle. However the other did not shrink on burning. Can you help her to find out which of the two was a cotton fabric and which a silk fabric?

The silk has a protein present in it. So the silk fabric had shrunk, and the cotton fabric did not. The piece which shrinks on burning with a... View Article

The following is an answer given by Boojho to a question asked by his teacher- “Cotton, wool, silk and jute are classified as natural fibres whereas nylon and polyester are classified as synthetic fibres”. Can you tell what question the teacher has asked?

Classify the following fibres as natural and synthetic. polyester, jute, silk, nylon, cotton, wool NATURAL FIBRES SYNTHETIC FIBRES Comes... View Article

State whether the following statements are true or false. If false, correct them. (a) Silk is a plant fibre. (b) Jute is obtained from the leaves of a plant. (c) Weaving is a process of arranging two sets of yarn together. (d) Cotton yarn on burning gives an odour similar to that of a burning paper.

a) The given statement is false. Silk is an animal fibre, obtained from silkworms.Silk is a natural protein fibre which can be used as a textile... View Article

Some terms related to fabrics are jumbled up and given below. Write them in their correct form. (a) onttoc (b) sinnping (c) vingwea (d) bisref

The correct form is- a) Cotton b) Spinning c) Weaving d) Fibres Cotton is picked up from the fields. The seeds are separated by combing. This... View Article

Yarn, fabric and fibres are related to each other. Show the relationship by filling the blanks in the following sentence. The fabric of cotton saree is made by weaving cotton___ which in turn is made by spinning thin cotton_.

Yarn, fibre. The fabric of cotton saree is made by weaving cotton yarn. Which in turn is made by spinning thin cotton fibre. The process of... View Article

Boojho wants to make yarn from fibre at home. Which of the following will he use to carry out the task? (a) Powerloom (b) Handloom (c) Charkha (d) Knitting needles

c) Charkha Yarns are made from fibres by the process of spinning. Charkha is a hand-operated device used for spinning. Charkha is a hand device... View Article

The correct sequence to get cloth is (a) fibre → fabric → yarn (b) fibre → yarn → fabric (c) fabric → yarn → fibre (d) yarn → fibre → fabric.

b) Fibre → yarn → fabric Fibres are converted into fabric through three processes, spinning and weaving or knitting. Yarns are made from fibres... View Article

Beera is a farmer. His field has black soil and the climate is warm. Which fibre yielding plant should he grow in his field? (a) Jute (b) Cotton (c) Coconut (d) Wool

b) Cotton Black soil and warm climate are good for yielding cotton plants. Because cotton fibres are obtained from the cotton plants and... View Article

Yarn is woven to get fabric using (a) charkha (b) spinning machines (c) looms (d) knitting needles.

c) Looms Looms are used to weave the yarn. Looms are of two types -hand operated or power operated. The weaving of yarn to make fabrics is done... View Article

Which part of the jute plant is used for getting jute fibre? (a) Flower (b) Stem (c) Fruit (d) Leaf

b) Stem Jute fibre is obtained from the stems of jute plan Chorchorus. The key properties of jute fibres are listed below. Jute fibres are... View Article

Boojho went to a cloth shop. There he found a fabric which was smooth to touch, had vibrant colour and shine. The fabric could be (a) cotton (b) wool (c) silk (d) jute.

c) Silk Silk clothes have a smooth and shining texture. It is obtained from cocoon of the silkworm. Silk is a natural protein fibre which can... View Article

Which set of substances is not used for making fibres? (a) Silk, chemicals (b) Yak hair, camel hair (c) Husk, bones (d) Flax, wool

c) Husk, bones Husk and bones are not used for making fibres. Substances in options (a), (b) and (d) are used for making fibres.Fibres are... View Article

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