52 During an educational trip of Class VI students went to the handloom house. Their science teacher wants to show how fabrics are made from yarn. Children were taking lot of interest in the process of weaving by hathkargha (handloom). Their teacher explained the two types of looms and working of that looms. Some girls learned the process, how two sets of yarns are woven to make a fabric. The trip was very knowlegeable and children enjoyed a lot.
Read the following passage and answer the following questions.
(b) Name the device used for making yarns.

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Solution

The weaving of yarn to make fabrics is done by using looms.
There are two types of looms:
Handloom: The loom which is operated by hand.
Powerloom: The loom which works on electric power

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Column I	Column II
(a) Weaving	(i) A single yarn used to make a fabric
(b) Knitting	(ii) Combing of cotton fibres to remove Seeds
(c) Spinning	(iii) Yarns are made from these thin strands
(d) Ginning	(iv) These are spun from fibres and then used to make fabrics
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(f) Yarn	(vi) Process of making yarn from fibres

Match the terms given in Column I with the statements given in Column II.

$\begin{matrix} Column I & Column II (a) Weaving & (i) A single yarn used to make fabric (b) Knitting & (ii) These are spun from fibres and then used to make fabrics (c) Spinning & (iii) Yarns are made from these thin strands (d) Fibre & (iv) Process of arranging two sets of yarns together to make a fabric (e) Yarn & (v) Process of making yarn from fibres \end{matrix}$

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The weaving of yarn to make fabrics is done by using looms.There are two types of looms:Handloom: The loom which is operated by hand.Powerloom: The loom which works on electric power

The weaving of yarn to make fabrics is done by using looms.
There are two types of looms:
Handloom: The loom which is operated by hand.
Powerloom: The loom which works on electric power