Question

Riya went to the market to buy Saree .she took thread from the edge of two saree shown by the shopkeeper and burnt them .one threadsmell burnt with a smell of burning hair and other burnt with the smell of burning paper .which thread is from a pure cotton saree and which one from a pure silk saree? Give reason

Answer 1

The one which gave bad smell is pure silk becoz when silk burns it gives pungent smell

Answer 2

silk thread when burnt produces the smell of burning hair.

so, tread which produced the smell of burning hair is the pure silk saree.

cotton thread when burnt produces the smell of burning paper

so, tread which produced the smell of burning paper is the pure cotton saree.