The process of removing cotton seeds from raw cotton is called ginning. Seeds are separated by using a comb or by machines.

Match the two columns: Column A Column B 1. Cotton (i) Animal fibre 2. Jute (ii) Ginning 3. Silk (iii) Charkha 4. Separating of cotton fibres from seeds (iv) Bolls 5. Spinning (v) Weaving 6. Handlooms (vi) Cheapest plant fibre

1. Cotton is obtained from cotton bolls. It is a plant fibre. 2. Jute is the cheapest plant fibre in the world. It is obtained from the stem of its plant. 3. Silk is an animal fibre obtained from silkworm which is a large moth caterpillar. 4. Separating of cotton fibres from seeds is called ginning. It is then made into yarn through spinning. 5. Spinning is done by using charkha to make yarn from fibres. 6. Handlooms are used for weaving of fibres to make a fabric. It involves interlacing of two sets of yarn at right angles to each other. Column A Column B 1. Cotton (iv) Bolls 2. Jute (vi) Cheapest plant fibre 3. Silk (i) Animal fibre 4. Separating of cotton fibres from seeds (ii) Ginning 5. Spinning (iii) Charkha 6. Handlooms (v) Weaving

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What are the plant fibres? Name any two plant fibres.

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Collect information about cultivation of cotton and jute in India. Which cotton and jute fabrics and items are exported by India? How does it help us?

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_____ is a process of removing seeds from cotton bolls. (Spinning/ Ginning)

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Describe the production process and uses of cotton.

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Cotton yarn is pressed tightly and tied up into bales.

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Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

Cotton plant is a _____.

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Arrange the steps in the correct order for making a cotton shirt and represent these in a flow diagram.
a. Preparing the black soil
b. Ginning
c. Cotton bolls
d. Weaving
e. Spinning
f. Tailor

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Name the season in which cotton is harvested. (Winter/ Rainy)

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Which part of the cotton plant provides fibre?

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What are the conditions required to grow cotton?

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What is ginning?

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Match the two columns:

Column A	Column B
1. Cotton	(i) Animal fibre
2. Jute	(ii) Ginning
3. Silk	(iii) Charkha
4. Separating of cotton fibres from seeds	(iv) Bolls
5. Spinning	(v) Weaving
6. Handlooms	(vi) Cheapest plant fibre