Out of the following, which are the two terms related to silk production?
Sericulture, floriculture, moriculture, apiculture and silviculture.
Hints: (i) Silk production involves cultivation of mulberry leaves and rearing silkworms.
(ii) Scientific name of mulberry is Morus alba.

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Among the given terms sericulture and moriculture are related to silk production.
$∙$ The rearing of silkworms to obtain silk is called sericulture.
$∙$ Cultivation of mulberry plants in order to obtain feed for silkorms and to obtain silk is called moriculture.

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Out of the following, which are the two terms related to silk production?

Sericulture,floriculture, moriculture, apiculture and silviculture

Hints: (i)Silk production involves cultivation of mulberry leavesand rearing silkworms.

(ii)Scientific name of mulberry is Morus alba.

Question 1

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

Question 8

The term sericulture is used for
(a) culture of bacteria
(b) rearing of silkworm
(c) making silk fabric from silk yarn
(d) production of sarees

Match the columns and find correct option :

	LIST I		LIST II
a	Bombyx	1	Disease of Mulberry
b	Morus alba	2	Center where silkworm eggs are produced and supplied
c	Grainage	3	Silk Moth
d	Powdery Mildew	4	Mulberry plant
		5	Freshly hatched silkworm

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