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Textiles and Clothing
Chapter – 3
| QUESTIONS |
A. Tick the most appropriate answer:
1. The equipment common washing and receiving dirty clothes is.
(a) Buckets.
(b) Mugs.
(c) Rubber wringer.
(d) Washing machine.
Ans: (a) Buckets.
2. Are best for washing.
(a) Plastic buckets.
(b) Galvanized iron buckets.
(c) Enamel buckets.
(d) All of the above.
Ans: (b) Galvanized iron buckets.
3. A rubber wringer can.
(a) Drive out extra water.
(b) Remove unwanted stains.
(c) Drive out extra soap.
(d) Help to do all the three.
Ans: (a) Drive out extra water.
4. A suction washer has the same function as a:
(a) Rubber wringer.
(b) Scrubbing brush.
(c) Automatic washing machine
(d) Twin tub washing machine.
Ans: (c) Automatic washing machine.
5. Boiling is used for washing of.
(a) Delicate clothes.
(b) Heavy cottons.
(c) Nylons.
(d) Dirty clothes.
Ans: (d) Dirty clothes.
6. Clothes have to be transferred while washing from one tub to another in:
(a) Manual type of washing machine.
(b) Semi automatic washing machine.
(c) Fully automatic washing machine.
(d) All types of washing machines.
Ans: (b) Semi-automatic washing machine.
7. Height of a sink for washing clothes important because of the:
(a) Comfort.
(b) Size.
(c) Height of the tap.
(d) All the above.
Ans: (a) Comfort.
8. You can use laundry bags to.
(a) Save floor space.
(b) Accommodate more clothes.
(c) Leave bucket free.
(d) Sort out clothes.
Ans: (d) Sort out clothes.
| QUESTIONS: |
1. Fill in the blanks using the appropriate words from the given words in brackets:
(i) Clothes must be ____________ before washing. (dried, mended, ironed, starched)
Ans: Mended.
(ii) ____________ article should not be soaked before washing. (coloured, white, dirty, small)
Ans: Coloured.
(iii) Soaking of clothes helps to ____________ dirt. (increased, decrease, loosen, prevent)
Ans: Loosen.
(iv) Starching is done to give cotton clothes a ____________ look. (dull, shining, rough, yellow)
Ans: Shining.
(v) ____________ should not be starched. (table, linen, sarees,kameez, undergarments)
Ans: Undergarments.
(vi) Coloured cotton articles should be dried in the ____________. (sun, shade, daylight, night)
Ans: Shade.
(vii) Over exposure to sunlight makes fabric ____________. (bright, dull, blue, yellow)
Ans: Dull.
(viii) Ironing should not be done directly on the ____________. (collars, cuffs, sleeves, buttons)
Ans: Buttons.
(ix) When cotton articles are stored wet, they develop ____________. (dullness, brightness, mildew, smooth ness)
Ans: Mildew.
2. State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
(i) Mild liquid soaps should be used for washing silks.
Ans: True.
(ii) Cold water should be used while washing wool-lens.
Ans: True.
(iii) A few drops of vinegar may be added in the final rinse for silks.
Ans: True.
(iv) Silks are stiffened with starch.
Ans: False.
(v) Woollens should not be seam pressed.
Ans: True.
(vi) Silks lose their shape while washing.
Ans: False.
Correct Statement: Silks should not lose their shape if washed gently and handled with care.
(vii) Woollens are hung on the clothes line and dried.
Ans: False.
Correct Statement: Woollens should be laid flat to dry to maintain their shape and prevent stretching.
(viii) Synthetics are squeezed and dried.
Ans: True.
(ix) Synthetics are ironed, if necessary, with a warm iron.
Ans: True.
| QUESTIONS: |
State whether the following statements are true or false:
1. In dry cleaning dirt is removed by the action of Grease Absorbents and Solvents.
Ans: True.
2. Wet cleaning does not affect colour.
Ans: False.
3. French chalk is grease absorbent.
Ans: True.
4. Petrol is a solvent.
Ans: True.
5. Spot cleaning can be done at home.
Ans: True.
| QUESTIONS: |
1. State whether following one ‘True’ or ‘False’:
(i) Preparation of cloths is part of laundering.
Ans: True.
(ii) Preparation of fabric means matching soap with fabric.
Ans: False.
(iii) Preparation means checking the fastness of colour.
Ans: True
(iv) Mending a cut is not a part of preparing.
Ans: False.
(v) Stain removing is the first step of laundering.
Ans: True
(vi) Sorting of cloths is necessary to locate dear sand holes in the items.
Ans: False.
(vii) Soaking of cloths helps in looseness the dirt.
Ans: True.
(viii) Soaking of cloths should be done only in soapy water.
Ans: False.
(ix) Soaking of cloths give best results when done overnight.
Ans: True.
(x) Grease stains are best removed using a solvent.
Ans: True.
2. Tick the appropriate answer:
(i) Loose dirt is:
(a) Dust.
(b) Stain.
(c) Dust and grease.
(d) Dust and stain.
Ans: (c) Dust and grease.
(ii) Washing becomes more effective if cloths are soaked for:
(a) Half on hour.
(b) One our.
(c) One and half down.
(d) Overnight.
Ans: (d) Overnight.
(iii) Cloths washed separately from coloured to protect their:
(a) Brightness.
(b) Whiteness.
(c) Stain.
(d) All of the above.
Ans: (d) All of the above.
(iv) The selection of method of washing is depend-ent on.
(a) Size of cloths.
(b) Strength of the item.
(c) Amount of dirt present.
(d) Colour of the clothes.
Ans: (b) Strength of the item.
(v) Hand friction is provided while washing:
(a) Small and dirty items.
(b) Large and darts items.
(c) Dirty items.
(d) Clean and delicate items.
Ans: (a) Small and dirty items.
(vi) Method of friction is matched with the:
(a) Nature of fabric.
(b) Colour of fabric.
(c) Size of the item.
(d) Size of the basin.
Ans: (a) Nature of fabric.
(vii) kneading and squeezing is used for washing of:
(a) Small but dirty items.
(b) Large but dirty items.
(c) Extremely dirty and rough items.
(d) Dirty but delicate items.
Ans: (d) Dirty but delicate items.
(viii) Suction washing is used for-
(a) Small and dirty items.
(b) Large, heavy items.
(c) Amall, heavy and rough items.
(d) Large, dirty and heavy items.
Ans: (d) Large, dirty and heavy items.
(ix) For washing items which bleed use:
(a) Cold water.
(b) Warm water.
(c) Hot water.
(d) Any of the above.
Ans: (a) Cold water.
Tick the most appropriate answer:
(x) Finishing means.
(a) Blueing.
(b) Starching.
(c) Laying and starching.
(d) Blueing, starching and ironing.
Ans: (d) Blueing, starching, and ironing.
(xi) Blue is applied at the time when cloths are:
(a) Soaked.
(b) Rinsed.
(c) Washed.
(d) Starched.
Ans: (b) Rinsed.
(xii) If you want free and smooth movement of the iron on starched items add in the starch ½ tea upon of:
(a) Borax.
(b) Half.
(c) Maida.
(d) Wax.
Ans: (d) Wax.
(xiii) Ironing is most effect when.
(a) Iron is not and cloth is damp.
(b) Iron is luke warm and cloth is damp.
(c) Iron is luke warm and cloth is dry.
(d) Iron is hot and cloth is dry.
Ans: (b) Iron is lukewarm, and the cloth is damp.
(xiv) To avoid certain fabrics getting out of shape, they should be dried.
(a) On the cloths line/cord.
(b) On the rack inside.
(c) Flat on the floor/sharpie.
(d) While ironing.
Ans: (c) Flat on the floor/sharpie.
3. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word.
(a) A detergent is a ____________ that is capable of (cleansing agent, cleansing).
Ans: Cleansing agent, cleansing.
(b) A soap is a product obtained from mixing of ____________ and ____________ (fat, alkali)
Ans: Fat, alkali.
(c) A product produced synthetically from chemi-cal is known as a ____________ (detergent).
Ans: Detergent.
(d) Cleansers help in penetration of water in to fabric easy by reducing ____________ (Surface tension).
Ans: Surface tension.
(e) Soap leave ____________ on the fabric which makes them look dull in the course and a ____________ compound gives very bright colour when ap-plied to the fabric whiter than white. (scum, OBA).
Ans: Scum, OBA.
4. Tick (✓) mark the most correct answer:
(a) Product while give good finish to the fabric are:
(i) Blues.
(ii) OBA’s.
(iii) Stiffening agents.
(iv) Auxiliaries.
Ans: (iii) Stiffening agents.
(b) Blue one applied an to the fabric to:
(i) Give blue colour to cloths.
(ii) Remove yellowness.
(iii) Clean the fabric.
(iv) All of the above.
Ans: (ii) Remove yellowness.
5. State whether the following are true or false and write the correct response for the false statement:
(a) Sunlight and moisture have bleaching effect on the fabric.
Ans: True.
(b) Sodium bi-sulphate can be safely applied on animal fibres.
Ans: False.
(c) Bleach whiteness or lightness the fabric by chemical action.
Ans: True.
(d) Chemical bleach is one of the important stain-removing agents.
Ans: True.
(e) Vinegar cannot be used in place of acetic acid.
Ans: False.
(f) Only borax can be used for washing of woollens because it does not have its substitute.
Ans: False.
(g) Stiffening agents can be used to make cotton and sills more stiff and crisp.
Ans: True.
(h) Borax can be safely used for washing of woollens.
Ans: True.
6. Tick the most appropriate answer:
(i) The common washing and receiving equipments for direly clothes is:
(a) Rubber wringer.
(b) Mugs.
(c) Buckets.
(d) Washing machine.
Ans: (c) Buckets.
(ii) Equipment best for washing.
(a) Galvanized iron buckets.
(b) Sink.
(c) Plastic buckets.
(d) Enamel buckets.
Ans: (b) Sink.
(iii) A suction washer has the same function as a:
(a) Scrubbing brush.
(b) Automatic washing machine.
(c) Rubber wringer.
(d) Twin tub washing machine.
Ans: (b) Automatic washing machine.
(iv) A rubber wringer can.
(a) Remove unwanted stains.
(b) Drive out extra water.
(c) Drive out extra soap.
(d) Drive out extra starch.
Ans: (b) Drive out extra water.
(v) Boiling method is used for washing of:
(a) Heavy cottons.
(b) Delicate cloths.
(c) Dirty cloths.
(d) Sick person’s and infant’s cloths.
Ans: (d) Sick person’s and infant’s cloths.
(vi) Height of a sink for washing cloths is important because of the:
(a) Size.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Height of the tap.
(d) Height of the person.
Ans: (d) Height of the person.
(vii) Cloths have to be transferred to four tubs while washing.
(a) Wool.
(b) Nylon.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Silk.
Ans: (a) Wool.
(viii) You can use laundry bags to.
(a) Save floor space.
(b) Have bucket free.
(c) Sort out cloths.
(d) Accommodate more cloths.
Ans: (c) Sort out cloths.
7. Name the equipment used for the out door drying.

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