Question

Find the odd one out:
(1) Cotton, silk, jute, nylon
(2) Cotton, flax, silk, jute.
(3) Fibre, yarn, leaves, fabric.
(4) Ginning, spinning, weaving, knitting
(5) Cotton, fruit, charkha, wool.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1) nylon

2)flax

3)leaves

4) knitting

5) fruit

Answer 2

Answer:

(1) Nylon

(2) Silk

(3) Leaves

(4) Knitting

(5) Fruit

Explanation:

(1)’ Nylon’ is the odd one out.

Cotton, jute, and silk are natural fibers made from plant and animal fiber whereas nylon is a man-made synthetic fiber.

(2) ‘Silk’ is the odd one out.

Cotton, flax, jute are plant fibers while silk is obtained from the cocoon of the silkworm. Thus, silk is an animal fiber.

(3)’Leaves’ is the odd one out.

Fibre, yarn, and fabric are used in textile making. The fibers are raw materials to make the yarn which is woven to make fabric in the textile industry. Leaves have no role to play as fibers are mostly drawn from the stem.

(4) ‘Knitting’ is the odd one out.

'Ginning' is the process of 'separating cotton fibers' from the best quality cotton seeds in the ginning machine.  

Spinning is the process of making yarn from cotton fibers.

'Weaving' is the process of making fabric by weaving the yarns. All these three processes are used in making of cotton fabric.

Thus, knitting is not included in the making of cotton textile rather used to make woolen clothes.

(5)’ Fruit’ is the odd one out.

Cotton and wool are spun in charkha, the spinning wheel to form the respective yarns. Thus, the fruit has no relation to textile making.