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Silk is obtained from ________ of the silk moth.
  1. pupa
  2. cocoon
  3. larva
  4. caterpillar

A
pupa
B
cocoon
C
caterpillar
D
larva
Solution
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1. Cocoons are collected and kept under the sun, or boiled, or exposed to steam. This helps in separating the silk fibres.
2. Then, the spinning of silk fibres into threads is done.
3. The silk threads obtained are then woven into desired clothes.

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