Silk fibre is obtained from the cocoons by the process of _________.

reeling

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shearing

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sorting

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The correct option is A reeling

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Reeling of silk is
(a) a process of making silk reels
(b) the spinning of silk fibres
(c) the weaving of silk cloth
(d) the process of taking silk threads from a cocoon

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Q. Fill in the blanks:
1. Silk threads are made from a sticky secretion secreted by the ............................... of the silkworms.
2. The finest wool is obtained from ............................... silk moth.
3. The most common silk moth is ............................... silk moth.
4. The cocoons are put in ............................... to loosen the silk fibre.
5. ............................... and ............................... are animal fibres.

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