Question

Some words related to silk are jumbled up. Write them in their correct form. (a) TURECULRISE (b) WILSMORK (c) BELMURRY (d) RINGLEE

Answer 1

The correct form of given words are:

a) SERICULTURE

1. The technique which is used to raise silkworms and collect silk from them is known as sericulture.
2. For the manufacturing of 'wild silks,' other varieties of silkworms (such as Eri, Muga, and Tasar) are also reared.

b) SILKWORM

1. After the eggs hatch, a hairy silkworm emerges which is used to obtain silk.
2. The growth of silkworms occurs at this stage.

c) MULBERRY

1. Silkworms feed on mulberry leaves and eat a lot of them for around 30 days before moving on to the next stage.
2. Morus spp. is the scientific name for mulberry, which belongs to the Moraceae family of the Urticales subclass.
3. Moriculture is the process of cultivating mulberry plants for the purpose of providing silkworm nutrition.

d) REELING

1. Reeling is the process of making silk thread from a cocoon.
2. Silk reeling is the process of weaving together a number of cocoons to make a single thread.