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Which of the following is the strongest fibre?
 

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Important Questions on Synthetic Fibres and Plastics

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Which of the following states a property of synthetic fabrics?
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Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(I) Most synthetic fibres are obtained from coal, petroleum and natural gas.
(II) Acrylic fibres closely resemble wool.
(III) Most synthetic fibres have very high moisture absorbing capacity.
(IV) Polyester is prepared from cellulose.
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_____ is a common and cheap synthetic fibre in the market.
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Practical skills questions. Choose the correct option.
Which of the following threads is the strongest?

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Which of the following describes the properties of synthetic fibres?
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Pre-weighed pieces of cloth of nylon, cotton, silk and wool of equal measurements are taken and soaked in a beaker filled with water. After a few minutes, the cloth pieces were taken out of the beaker and weighed again. Which of the following options places them in the correct order of their final weights?
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Which fabric fibres are generally wrinkle free?
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The process by which artificial fibres are made from simple molecules is called?
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Practical skills questions. Choose the correct option.

All threads should be of the same _____.

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Nylon is used for making socks because it _____.
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Why is it not advisable to wear clothes made up of synthetic fibres in hot and humid weather?
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It is not advisable to wear clothes made of synthetic fibre while working near fire because 

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A popular synthetic fibre easily available in market at low rates is
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Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.

 Column I        Column II
P. Nylon (i) Burns quickly with a smell of burning paper
Q. Wool (ii) Burns with sooty flame, fabric shrinks and black beads are formed
R. Acrylic (iii) Shrinks after exposure to flame, forms hard beads and gives a smell of burning hair
S. Rayon (iv) Burns slowly with a smell of burning hair
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Sneha has classified a few materials as shown in the table.

S. No. Material Type/Nature
1. Nylon Synthetic and non-biodegradable
2. Jute Natural and non-biodegradable
3. Coir Synthetic and biodegradable
4. Wool Natural and biodegradable
5. Acrylic Blended and biodegradable
6. Polyester Synthetic and non-biodegradable

The materials which are classified incorrectly are

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Practical skills questions. Choose the correct option:The thread which holds the maximum number of marbles is:

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