Question

1. Find out ten places in India where sericulture thrives. Refer to the Internet for the

information.

2. Take a map of India. Mark these listed places on the map of India.

3. Pick any one place from these and write a report on the way the sericulture industry works

in that place. Refer the following pointers.

 Name of the place

 Time since when the sericulture industry started

 Name of the people involved in the industry (if available)

 Yearly yield

 Advantages and disadvantages of the industry (use a case study if possible)​

Answer 1

Ten places in India where sericulture thrives is Surat, Cambay, Bhagalpur, Srinagar, Bangalore, Paithan, Murshidabad, Champa, Raigarh and Kancheepuram.

Explanation:

• In Kancheepuram, silk weaving is at its best.

• Silkworms are obtained from Mulberry, oak, Tasar, Tropical Tasar, Muga and Eri.

• Silkworms are reared here so that reasonable amount of silk can be produced.

• Food plant cultivation is a concern here for the silkworms. The silkworms spin silk cacoon.

• The rearing of silkworms is a agrobased industry.

• The Samarkhand and Bukhara people are known to bring sericulture in India.

Answer 2

10 places in India where sericulture thrives are :

1) Karnataka

2) Andhra Pradesh

3) Assam

4) West Bengal

5) Jharkhand

6) Surat

7) Tamil Nadu

8) Bhagalpur

9) Raigarh

10) Srinagar

Our country, India has occupied 2nd position in the production of silk. Assam is the only state where 4 varieties of silk - Muga, Eri, Oak Tasar and Mulberry are produced.

The muga silk is very unique as it has glittery golden yellow type appearance.

Assam contributes 18% of total production of silk in India.