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1. What is a polymer?

  1. Two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds
  2. A substance composed of a large number of atoms
  3. A molecule with High molecular mass
  4. A basic unit of the molecule

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2. Fibers obtained from animals or plants may also be called as:

  1. Synthetic fiber
  2. Natural fiber
  3. Man Made fiber
  4. Regenerated fiber

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3. __________ is an interlocked fiber that is suitable for the production of textiles, knitting, or sewing.

  1. Fiber
  2. Fabric
  3. Yarn
  4. All of the above

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4. The most prevalent plant fiber is:

  1. Wool
  2. Hemp
  3. Mohair
  4. Cotton

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5. Which of the following is the strongest natural fiber?

  1. Natural Cotton
  2. Spider Cotton
  3. Spider Silk
  4. Spider Hemp

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6. Match the following:

FiberSource
(a) Cotton(i) Artificial
(b) Pure silk(ii) Vegetable
(c) Rayon(iii) Mineral
(d) Asbestos(iv) Animal
(a)(b)(c)(d)
1.(ii)(i)(iv)(iii)
2.(iii)(i)(ii)(iv)
3.(ii)(iv)(i)(iii)
4.(i)(ii)(iv)(iii)

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7. Which are the natural fibers?

  1. Cotton, jute, wool, hemp
  2. Cotton, nylon, rayon, wool
  3. Silk, jute, polyester, cotton
  4. Rayon, silk, hemp, polyester

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8. Which of these fibers are derived from animals?

  1. Kashmiri, Wool 
  2. Pashmina, Rayon
  3. Cotton, Polyesters 
  4. Terylene, Wool

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9. Silk is a type of _________ produced by pupa.

  1. Skin fiber
  2. Hair
  3. Salivary fiber
  4. Both (1) and (3)

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10. Which of these fibers is not derived from plants?

  1. Cotton, Polyester
  2. Nylon, Coir
  3. Flax, Ramie
  4. Wool, Silk

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11. The following is a regenerated fiber:

  1. Cotton
  2. Artificial silk
  3. Rayon
  4. Terylene

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12. Flax fiber is derived from plants. The part of the plant is

  1. Seed
  2. Stem
  3. Leaf
  4. Root

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13. Mohair fiber is placed under which of the following categories?

  1. Animal fibers
  2. Vegetable fibers
  3. Mineral fibers
  4. Man-made fibers

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14. As “Wool” is obtained from sheep hair likewise “mohair” is obtained from:

  1. Camel hair
  2. Angora goat hair
  3. Asiatic goat hair
  4. Vicuna hair

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15. Match the following :

FiberSource
(a) Cotton(i) Bast fiber
(b) Jute(ii) Leaf fiber
(c) Asbestos(iii) Seed fiber
(d) Sisal(iv) Mineral fiber
 (a)(b)(c)(d)
1.(i)(ii)(iv)(iii)
2.(ii)(i)(iv)(iii)
3.(iii)(i)(iv)(ii)
4.(iii)(ii)(iv)(i)

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16. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Common nameScientific Name
(a) Jute(i) Hibiscus cannabinus
(b) Hemp(ii) Agave fourcroydes
(c) Henequin(iii) Saccharum officinarum
(d) Kenaf(iv) Corchorus capsularis
 (v) Cannabis sativa
 (a)(b)(c)(d)
1.(ii)(v)(i)(iii)
2.(iii)(i)(iv)(v)
3.(i)(v)(iii)(ii)
4.(iv)(v)(ii)(i)

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17. Match the following:

List – IList – II
(a) Animal fiber(i) Rayon
(b) Vegetable fiber(ii) Silk
(c) Mineral fiber(iii) Graphite
(d) Synthetic fiber(iv) Asbestos
 (v) jute
 (a)(b)(c)(d)
1.(i)(iv)(ii)(iii)
2.(ii)(v)(iv)(i)
3.(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)
4.(iii)(v)(ii)(iv)

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