KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / SERICULTURE / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

 

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / SERICULTURE / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / SERICULTURE / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

·      Natural silk is produced from the cocoons of the silk worms. Rearing of silkworms and production of silk from them is called sericulture.

·      Sericulture is the biggest village industry in India after handloom and khadi

·      India is the second largest silk producer in the world.

·      Karnataka is the leading producer of silk in India.

·      Bihar and Jharkhand are the leading producers of tasar silk

·      India has the unique distinction of being the only country producing all the five kinds of silk – Mulberry, Eri, Muga, Tropical Tasar and Temperate Tasar.

·       Mulberry silk is the most popular variety in India, contributing more than 87% of the country’s silk production.

·      Cultivation of mulberry plants is referred to as Moriculture.

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / SERICULTURE / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE