Question

From which parts of the respective plants are cotton and jute obtained? What is spinning? Name some hand operated devices used for spinning. [5 MARKS]

Answer 1

Plant parts : 2 Marks
Spinning definition: 1 Mark
Devices : 2 Marks

Cotton is obtained from the fruits of the cotton plants, called cotton bolls. Jute fibre is obtained from the stem of the jute plant.
Spinning is a process of making yarns out from the fibre.
Hand spindle, also known as takli and charkha are some of the hand operated devices used for spinning during the process of making yarn from cotton fibres.