Question

51 Read the following passage and answer the given questions. Meena's mother uses jute bags to bring vegetables and fruits. But her friend Sheema's mother uses polythene bags to bring vegetables, fruits, grocery etc. One day, Meena asked her mother why she always prefers jute bags for grocery purposes, etc? Meena's mother is a science teacher in a Kendriya Vidyalaya. She explained nicely that jute bags are biodegradable, durable and strong. She also explained how jute is obtained and its use as a gunny bsags? Meena was happy to listen this information and she explained everything to her friend Sheema also.

(b) Why jute is used for making gunny bags?

Answer 1

Jute is used for making gunny bags because

• Jute fibre is incredibly robust, and it allows air to travel through the gunny bags, keeping the grain fresh.
• Jute is biodegradable, durable and strong enough to carry the heavy material
• The primary goal is to transfer materials, thus a coarse, loosely woven bag would be ideal.
• It was also quite economical i.e cost-effective.
• Jute bags used to be 10% less expensive than cotton bags.