Question

Match the words of Column I with those given in Column II:

	Column I		Column II
1	Scouring	A	Yields silk fibres
2	Mulberry leaves	B	Wool yielding animal
3	yak	C	Food of silk worm
4	Cocoon	D	Reeling
		E	Cleaning sheared skin

• A. Scouring - (e) Cleaning sheared skin
• B. Mulberry leaves - (c) Food of silkworm
• C. Yak - (b) Wool yielding animal
• D. Cocoon - (a) Yields silk fibres

Answer 1

The correct option is D Cocoon - (a) Yields silk fibres

The process of washing the sheared skin with hair in tanks to remove grease, dust and dirt is called scouring.​

1. Scouring - (e) Cleaning sheared skin​

Mulberry leaves are the food of silkworm. The silkworms that are fed on mulberry leaves provides the best quality silk.

2. Mulberry leaves - (c) Food of silkworm​

The fur of yak can be used for making wool. Therefore, yak is a wool yielding animal. ​

3. Yak - (b) Wool yielding animal​

The silk fibres are obtained from the cocoon of the silk moth. Unwinding of silk threads from cocoons is called reeling.​

4. Cocoon - (a) Yields silk fibres