Question

(iii) The clothes are made up of thinner and thinner strands called
(a) yam
(b) thread
(c) fibre
(d) fabric

Answer 1

Answer:

The thin strands of thread that we see, are made up of still thinner strands called fibres. Fabrics are made up of yarns and yarns are further made up of fibres.

Answer 2

(iii) The clothes are made up of thinner and thinner strands called (c) fibre.

Explanation for the answer:

• Fibres are the thin strands used in making clothes, bags etc.
• Fibres are of two types: Natural fibres and synthetic or man-made fibres.
• Natural fibres are the fibres which are obtained naturally.
• Synthetic fibres or man-made fibres are the fibres which are made up by humans from the synthesized polymers of small molecules and are not obtained naturally.
• Some of the natural fibres are Jute, cotton, falx etc.
• Some of the synthetic or man-made fibres are Nylon, Rayon, Acrylic etc.
• Hence, the correct answer among all the options is option (c) fibre.

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