The rearing of silkworm for silk is called
(a) sericulture
(b) agriculture
(c) pisciculture
(d) apiculture

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(a) sericulture

The rearing of silkworms on a large scale for obtaining silk is called sericulture.

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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

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.

List I (Types)	List II (Practices)
(A) Horticulture	(1) Cultivation of fruits and vegetables
(B) Sericulture	(2) Cultivation of grapevines
(C) Pisciculture	(3) Breeding of fish
(D) Viticulture	(4) Commercial rearing of silkworms

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