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The stage in which silk thread is obtained from silkworm is

(a) egg
(b) larva
(c) pupa
(d) adult

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(c) Pupa.
The silkworm caterpillar spins itself in a silk cocoon in which it transforms from the caterpillar into the adult moth. This cocoon, with the caterpillar is known as the pupa.

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