Description : Name any two centres of the following states which are famous for silk industry: -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Varanasi, Mirzapur (ii) Bhagalpur (iii) Ranchi. (iv) Murshidabad, Bishnupur.
Description : Name the cities which are internationally famous for exporting silk in India. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Kashmir, Varanasi, Mysore, Bangalore and Kanjeevaram.
Description : In India, Dhariwal and Ludhiana towns are famous for – (1) silk textiles (2) woollen textiles (3) cotton textiles (4) synthetic textiles
Last Answer : (2) woollen textiles Explanation: In India. Punjab is the leader in woolen textile industry. There are over 250 small woolen mills in Purijab. Dhariwal in Gurdaspur district, which is an old centre of the ... upon wool from H.P, J 8c K and Australia. The industry gets power from Bhalcra Dam.
Description : Name the states producing raw silk. -SST 10th
Last Answer : They are Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam and West Bengal.
Description : (i) What is sericulture ? (ii) Name two main districts of Silk production in Chhattisgarh. -Geography
Last Answer : (i) Sericulture is a labour intensive industry that deals with the production of silk and the nearing of silkworms for this purpose. It provides employment to a large number of people. ... units usually by individual families. (ii) Silk in Chhattisgarh comes from Bastar and Bilaspur districts.
Description : (i) Name the two main districts for silk production in Chhattisgarh. -Geography
Last Answer : (i) Silk in Chhattisgarh comes from Bastar and Bilaspur districts. (ii) 1. Sericulture is a labor-intensive industry and therefore provides employment to many people in Chhattisgarh. 2. In Chhattisgarh, silk is produced by small units, individual farm families in regions of rural population.
Description : Silk production involves the cultivation of -Science-7
Last Answer : Mulberry trees
Description : What is the production process of silk? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : What Innovations like the production of gunpowder tea and silk are usually attributed to which civilization?
Last Answer : China
Description : Match the following: A. Blue Revolution 1. Dairy development B. Green Revolution 2. Fisheries development C. White Revolution 3. Food production D. Yellow Revolution 4. Silk Production A B C D (a) 4 3 1 2 (b) 2 3 1 4 (c) 1 3 2 4 (d) 3 2 1 4
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? [IAS 2003] (a) India is the second largest producer of nitrogenous fertilizers in the world (b) India is the ninth largest steel producing country ... largest producer of silk in the world (d) India ranks third in the world in coal production
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Where are Mulberry trees grown mainly for silk production in China?
Last Answer : Yangtze delta
Description : Sericulture is the study of which discipline ? A. silk production (Answer) B. milk Production C. honey production D. forest timber production
Last Answer : A. silk production (Answer)
Description : India is monopoly in production of which silk? a) Eri silk b) Muga silk c) tussar silk d) mulberry silk
Last Answer : b) Muga silk
Description : What is vermiculture? a. Rearing of silkworms for production of silk b. Care and management of honey bees for the production of honey and wax. c. Cultivation of earthworms, for decomposition of organic waste d. Care and management of honey bees for the production of honey and wax.
Last Answer : c. Cultivation of earthworms, for decomposition of organic waste
Description : What is vermiculture? (Agriculture MCQ) a. Rearing of silkworms for production of silk b. Care and management of honey bees for the production of honey and wax. c. Cultivation of earthworms, for decomposition of organic waste
Description : What is vermiculture? a. Rearing of silkworms for production of silk b. Care and management of honey bees for the production of honey and wax. c. Cultivation of earthworms, for decomposition of organic waste d. Care and management of honey bees for the production of honey and wax
Description : Which one of the following states produces about 50 per cent of the total silk textiles in India? (1) Karnataka (2) West Bengal (3) Jammu and Kashmir (4) Assam
Last Answer : (1) Karnataka Explanation: India is the second largest producer of silk (after China) in the world and has the distinction of manufacturing four varieties namely, mulberry, eri, tasar and muga silks. Karnataka ... country followed by Madhya Pradesh (40.48%), Tamil Nadu (2.42%) and Punjab (1.45%).
Description : explain silk route -SST 10th
Last Answer : 'The Silk Road or Silk Route was an ancient network of trade routes. It is a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade and cultural links between distant parts of the world. The name ... They are known to have existed since before the Christian Era and thrived almost till the fifteenth century.
Description : what is the historical importance of silk route -SST 10th
Last Answer : Silk Route a great trade route originated from Chang'an (now Xian) in the east and ended at the Mediterranean in the west, linking China with the Roman Empire. Caravan on the ... instrumental to globalization of many cultures, along with the economical growth of many empires in both continents.
Description : How was the maritime silk route useful for Vietnam ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : It was used for import and export of goods as well as for the exchange of ideas.
Description : What was the importance of Silk Routes ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) The silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modem trade and cultural links between the distant parts of the world. (ii) The silk route was used by the Chinese traders ... Buddhism emerged from eastern India to spread ir. several directions through intersecting points on the silk routes.
Description : What were silk routes ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : These were the routes which knitted together vast regions of Asia and linked Asia with Europe and northern Africa. These routes are known to have existed since before the Christian Era and thrived almost till the 15th century.
Description : What steps were taken by the East India Company to control the market of cotton and silk goods ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Monopoly right : Once the East India Company established political power, it asserted a monopoly right to trade (ii) New system : After establishing monopoly over trade :t proceeded to develop ... Company used its police. At many places weaver were often beaten and flogged for delays in supply.
Description : How did the British establish a monopoly in cotton and silk trade? -SST 10th
Last Answer : . The company eliminated the existing traders and brokers to establish direct control over weavers. It appointed a paid servant called Gomasthas to supervise weavers, collect suppliers and examine the quality ... they produced to the Gomasthas only. They could not take it to any other trader.
Description : Show how the Silk Routes are a good example of pre-modern trade between different countries of the world? -SST 10th
Last Answer : . Historians have identified several silk routes, over land and by sea, knitting together vast regions of Asia, and linking it with Europe and Northern Africa. . Chinese pottery also travelled the same ... East Asia. . In return, precious metals like gold and silver flowed from Europe to Asia.
Last Answer : The maritime silk route connected Vietnam to many countries through the seas and helped to bring in goods, people and ideas.
Description : How did the East India Company procure regular supplies of cotton and silk textiles from Indian weavers ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : After establishing political power, the East India Company successfully procured regular supplies of cotton and silk textiles from Indian weavers via a series of actions. These actions were aimed at ... East India Company to procure regular supplies of cotton and silk textile from Indian weavers.
Description : Locate and label the following items on the same map with appropriate symbols. (i) Anantnag - Silk Centre (ii) Tarapur - Nuclear Power Station (iii) Raja Sansi - International Airport. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Outline political map of India
Description : What role did silk route play between Chinese and the Romans? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The Romans learned about the silk route from the Parthians around 53 B.C.E. They used the word Seres or the silk people to refer to the Chinese. Though there was no direct evidence of any ... or Chinese in both the civilisations, silk was most coveted in Rome.Roman items were popular in China too.
Description : How did silk routes link the world? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Pre-modern trade and cultural links between distant places were established by the Silk Routes. (i) For example: The silk route linked the West and China as silk cargoes were carried along ... travelled through these routes to Asia, as did the early Muslim preachers a few centuries later.
Description : Trace the origin of Silk Route and its significance. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The Silk Route is one of the world's oldest and historically most important trade route which affected the cultures of China, Central Asia and the West. It had many branches leading to different ... only one of the many commodities that was traded between China and the world through this route.
Description : How was the maritime silk route useful for Vietnam? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The maritime silk route was useful for Vietnam as it brought in goods, people and ideas.
Last Answer : Vietnam was linked to maritime silk route which brought in goods, people and ideas.
Description : What does ‘Silk Route’ refer to? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Network of routes connecting Asia with Europe and Northern Africa.
Description : Explain any three characteristics of the Silk Routes. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) The silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade and cultural links between distant parts of the world. (ii) They were spread over land and sea knitting together vast ... to Asia. (vi) Buddhism, Christian missionaries, Muslim preachers also travelled through this route to Asia.
Description : What steps were taken by the East India Company to control the market of cotton and silk goods? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) The East India Company tried to eliminate the existing traders and appointed 'Gomasthas' as supervisors. (ii) The system of advances was introduced to have a direct control over the weavers. ... the prices fixed by the company. (iii) There were reports of clashes of weavers with Gomasthas.
Description : What are the geographical conditions required for the cultivation of Silk in India? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Silk is obtained from a small worm known as the silkworm, which feeds on the mulberry leaves. When silkworms are being reared, temperature should not fall below 15°C. Labour also must be cheap so that ... the cocoons, which require a great deal of hard work and skill, should not be very expensive.
Description : What is silk farming known as? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Silk farming known as Sericulture.
Description : How is silk fibre-derived and where are silk worms reared? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Silk fibre is derived from the cocoons made by silk worms. Silk worms are reared on mulberry trees.
Description : What position does India rank, as producer of silk in the world? -SST 10th
Last Answer : India ranks fourth in the world as a producer of silk.
Description : Explain why the pure silk handloom industry is important in Bangalore? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Mulberry trees are grown in large quantity for the feeding of silkworms in Karnataka and therefore, the pure silk handloom industry has developed here.
Description : State two factors which favour the silk industry in Karanataka. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The tropical humid climate with temperature varying between 16° to 31 °C favours the rearing of silk worms. Modem technology and skilled labour favours industrial production.
Description : Where is Mulberry and Non-mulberry silk produced? -SST 10th
Last Answer : They are produced: (i) Mulberry: Karnataka, West Bengal, Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. (ii) Non-mulberry: Assam, Bihar, Orissa, Meghalaya, Jharkhand.
Description : Why is the silk industry considered as a small scale industry? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Silk industry is considered as a small scale industry because (i) Rearing of the silk worm is taken up as a cottage industry where a village or few families together are involved in it. (ii) Silk ... is not as big as cotton textile so the manufacturing of silk is kept as a small scale industry.
Description : How is silk fibre derived and where are silk worms reared? -SST 10th