Question 1.
Match the following items given in Column A with that in Column B
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) Jute is obtained from | (i) Charkha |
| (b) Fibre from retted jute are extracted by | (ii) Sliver |
| (c) Separation of fibres from jute stem | (iii) Bales |
| (d) Compressed bundles of cotton | (iv) Retting |
| (e) Cotton is collected from cotton plants by | (v) Hand picking |
| (f) Separation of cotton from seeds | (vi) Silk and wool |
| (g)Loose rope of cotton fibres | (vii) Stem of‘putson’ |
| (h) Animal fibres | (viii) Hands with jerks and pulls |
| (i)Suitable for wearing in kitchen | (ix)Ginning |
| (j) Used to spin yams | (x) Cotton clothes |
Answer:
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) Jute is obtained from | (vii) Stem of ‘putson’ |
| (b) Fibre from retted jute is extracted by | (viii) Hands with jerks and pulls |
| (c) Separation of fibres from jute stem | (iv) Retting |
| (d) Compressed bundles of cotton | (iii) Bales |
| (e) Cotton is collected from cotton plants by | (v) Hand picking |
| (f) Separation of cotton from seeds | (ix) Ginning |
| (g) Loose rope of cotton fibres | (ii) Sliver |
| (h) Animal fibres | (vi) Silk and wool |
| (i) Suitable for wearing in kitchen | (x ) Cotton clothes |
| (j) Used to spin yams | (i) Charkha |
Question 2.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
- Clothes are made up of …………… .
- Different clothing materials have ………………. properties.
- Cotton plants need…………………. climate.
- Cotton is planted in the ………….. .
- …………… soil is excellent for the cultivation of cotton.
- …………………….. Usually cotton is picked from the plants.
- Separation of cotton fibres from their seeds is called …………….. .
- A ………………. of cotton is a loose strand of cotton fibres.
- In villages, the cloth is woven on small scale in …………… .
- Jute is cultivated in ……………… season.
- Jute is grown in …………………. soil.
- On large scale, cotton clothes are made by machines in ……………. .
- Twisting of fibres into yarn increases the ………………. of fibres.
- Cotton fibres are obtained from the …………….. of cotton plant.
- Jute fibre is obtained from the …………………. of jute plant.
- Tightly compressed bundles of cotton are called ……………. .
- The process of getting fibres from the jute stem is called …………… .
- People migrated to colder regions only after the invention of …………… .
Answer:
- fibres
- different
- warm
- spring
- Black
- hand
- ginning
- sliver
- handloom
- rainy
- alluvial
- powerloom
- cohesion and strength
- seeds
- stem
- bales
- retting
- fire
Question 3.
State whether the statements given below are True or False:
- Ml the plants have fibres in their body structure.
- Cotton is the most important industrial crop.
- India was the proud inventor of cotton clothing.
- Cotton plants need cold climate.
- Alluvial soil is best suited for cotton.
- Jute is obtained from the stem of ‘putson’.
- Jute fibres are quite strong, 6-8 feet long and have a silky lusture.
- Primitive men and women had no idea about clothes.
- Type of clothing which we wear is influenced by climate, occupation, culture and daily needs.
- Cotton; and woollen clothes are smooth to touch.
- Clothes are made from threads, and threads, in turn, are spun from fibres, (xii) Coconut fibres are good for making yarn.
- Twisting of fibres into yam increases cohesion. ‘
- While working in kitchen, we should wear cotton clothes.
- Clothes protect us from adverse weather condition.
Answer:
- True
- True
- True
- False
- False
- True
- True
- True
- True
- False
- True
- False
- True
- True
- True
Question 4.
Choose the correct option in the following questions:
(i) Which one of the following is a synthetic fibre?
(a) Nylon
(b) Rayon
(c) Polyester
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these fibres are man-made.
(ii) Which is a natural fibre?
(a) Silk
(b) Nylon
(c) Rayon
(d) All of these
Answer:
(a) Only silk is natural.
(iii) The clothes are made up of thinner and thinner strands called
(a) yam
(b) thread
(c) fibre
(d) fabric
Answer:
(c) Fibre is thinnest unit of fabric.
(iv) Separation of fibres of cotton from its seeds is known as
(a) weaving
(b) spinning
(c) knitting
(d) ginning
Answer:
(d) Cotton fibres are separated from seeds by combing and the process is called -¬ginning.
(v) Jute fibres are obtaine from
(a) stem of jute plant
(b) seeds of jute plant
(c) fruit covering of jute plant
(d) roots of jute plant
Answer:
(a) Jute fibres are obtained from the stem of jute plant.
(vi) Number of yams used to make fabric by weaving and knitting are
(a) two sets of yams in each case
(b) single yam in each case
(c) two sets of yams in weaving and single in knitting
(d) single yam in weaving and two sets in knitting
Answer:
(c) In weaving two sets of yam are arranged while knitting is done by a single yam.
(vii) Weaving of fabric is done in
(a) handlooms
(b) power looms
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) takli
Answer:
(c) Weaving is done both in handlooms and power looms.
(viii) Which one is spinning device?
(a) Takli
(b) Loom
(c) Charkha
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Answer:
(d) In looms, fabric is woven; while by takli and charkha, yam is made.
(ix) Which of the following is a plant fibre?
(a) Wool
(6) Silk
(c) Cotton
(d) Nylon
Answer:
(c) Cotton is a plant fibre.
(x) The right time to cut jute plants is
(a) matured stage
(b) before flowering stage
(c) flowering stage
(d) any time after flowering
Answer:
(c) Jute plants are usually cut at the flowering stage.
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