NIFT UG 2018 Question Paper with solutions

Question : 121 of 150

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Which is the only country in the world to produce all five varieties of silk?

China
Brazil
India
Indonesia

Solution:

India's Silk Industry is world's second largest silk industry after China. India produces five varieties of silk, viz. Mulberry, Eri, Vanya, Tasar and Muga. About

80 \%

of silk produced in country is of mulberry silk, majority of which is produced in the three Southern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

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