Question

Read the given statements and select the correct ones.
(i) Hemp fibres are obtained from the leaves of its plant.
(ii) Examples of bast fibres are jute, hemp and sisal.
(iii) Silk cotton is obtained from silky hair that surround the seeds of kapok trees.
(iv) Wool on burning gives the smell of burning hair.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Abaca or Manila hemp is extracted from the leaf sheath around the trunk of the abaca plant (Musa textilis). The commercial fibres are utilized in the form of strands, and the strands in turn are composed of bundles of individual fibres.