Arrange the different steps involved in the processing of silk, starting from rearing silkworms.

Boiling cocoons

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Rearing silkworm

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Spinning silk fibre

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Reeling fibres

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Weaving the yarn

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Solution

Sericulture is the rearing of silkworms to obtain cocoons.
The cocoons are then processed to obtain silk through the following steps:
a. Boiling cocoons
b. Reeling fibres from the cocoons
c. Spinning fibres into yarns
d. Weaving or interlacing yarns into silk fabric

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The rearing of silkworms for obtaining silk is called
(a) cocoon
(b) silk
(c) sericulture
(d) silviculture

What is sericulture? Briefly explain the steps involved in the processing of silk?

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2.	The process of removing dirt, dust, and grease from sheared hair	.....................
3.	Rearing of silkworms for silk production	.....................
4.	The pupa stage in a moth's life cycle	.....................
5.	The process of taking out filaments from the cocoons	.....................

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