Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
Reeling Machine used at Reeling & Spinning Factory, Zemabawk under Sericulture Department is
A)
Automatic Reeling Machine (ARM)
B)
Multi-End Reeling Machine
C)
Cottage Basin
D)
Charkha
The Reeling & Spinning Factory at Zemabawk, under the Sericulture Department of Mizoram, is equipped with modern technology to improve the quality and productivity of silk yarn. The Automatic Reeling Machine (ARM) is the primary technology utilized there. ARMs are designed to automate the process of reeling silk filaments from cocoons, ensuring uniform denier (thickness) and reducing the manual labor associated with traditional reeling.
- Option (b) Multi-End Reeling Machines are used in larger industrial setups but the specific focus at the Zemabawk facility for modernization has been the ARM.
- Option (c) Cottage Basin is a traditional, manual method of reeling used in rural households, not in a formal government factory.
- Option (d) Charkha is a spinning wheel used for cotton or hand-spinning, not for the professional reeling of silk filaments from cocoons.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
Cocoon cooking is to remove __________ present on the Silk filament.
A)
Fibroin
B)
Floss
C)
Sericin
D)
Colour
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
1 gm. Of Eri seed is considered as __________ of dfl’s.
A)
1 dfl’s
B)
2 dfl’s
C)
3 dfl’s
D)
4 dfl’s
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
In Mizoram, the role and responsibility of __________ is for Social Mobilization & organizing Self Help Group for Gender Sensitization and Women Empowerment etc.
A)
REC
B)
CRC
C)
Seed Organization
D)
Open Doors
In the context of Sericulture development programs in Mizoram, specifically those integrated with social welfare and community empowerment, 'Open Doors' refers to the specialized agency or organizational wing tasked with social mobilization. Their primary mandate is to organize Self Help Groups (SHGs), promote gender sensitization, and ensure women's empowerment within the sericulture value chain to ensure that the economic benefits of silk production reach the grassroots level.
- REC (Rural Extension Centre) and CRC (Common Resource Centre) typically focus on the technical, infrastructural, and extension aspects of sericulture (such as mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing).
- Seed Organization focuses on the production and distribution of high-quality disease-free layings (DFLs) and seeds.
- Open Doors is specifically aligned with the social engineering and mobilization aspect of the project.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
Leaf blister in Oak Tasar occur during
A)
June & July
B)
February & March
C)
October & November
D)
April & May
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
__________ Cocoons are best suited for Automatic Reeling Machine (ARM).
A)
Multivoltine
B)
Univoltine
C)
Hybrid
D)
Bivoltine
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
1 Acre of Muga plantation have __________ nos. of sapling excluding 10% mortality.
A)
400
B)
500
C)
550
D)
450
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
__________ is the best method of cocoon drying/stifling.
A)
Sun drying
B)
Hot-Air stifling/drying
C)
Steam stifling
D)
Cooling
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
Fibroin is an insoluble __________ present in the Silk.
A)
Amino Acid
B)
Nitrogen
C)
Protein
D)
Sericin
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
Eri Silk Development Project in Mizoram under Silk Samagra – 2 is launched by __________, Member Secretary, CSB on 14.06.2022.
A)
Shri. Rahmahtulla
B)
Shri. JC Deka
C)
Shri. Moncy Issac
D)
Shri. RR Okhandiar
The Eri Silk Development Project in Mizoram, implemented under the 'Silk Samagra-2' scheme of the Central Silk Board (CSB), was officially launched on June 14, 2022. The launch event was presided over by Shri. Moncy Issac, who served as the Member Secretary of the Central Silk Board. The project aims to promote the cultivation of Eri silkworms and the production of Eri silk in Mizoram to enhance rural livelihoods and utilize the state's favorable climatic conditions for sericulture. Options a, b, and d refer to other officials or individuals not associated with the Member Secretary position of CSB during this specific launch event.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
Secondary food plant of Oak Tasar Silkworm is __________ (Champa).
A)
Litsea polyantha
B)
Machilus bombycina
C)
Michelia oblonga
D)
Quercus incana
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
Approximate requirement of Mulberry leaf for rearing 100 dfl’s (Bi X Multi) is
A)
800 kgs.
B)
1200 kgs.
C)
1500 kgs.
D)
500 kgs.
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
Live pupae transforms into moths and emerge out by piercing the cocoon shell within __________ days after cocoon formation.
A)
20-25 days
B)
10-12 days
C)
5-6 days
D)
15-20 days
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
Denier is a unit used to determine the fibre __________.
A)
Length
B)
Thickness
C)
Height
D)
Brightness
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
Presently, about __________ of total working force contributing in Sericulture as worker in raising food plant, leaf collection, silkworm rearing, reeling, spinning is women.
A)
100%
B)
40%
C)
60%
D)
80%
About 60% workforce in sericulture are women.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
__________ Cocoons are not reelable.
A)
Muga
B)
Tasar
C)
Mulberry
D)
Eri
Eri cocoons are open-ended and non-reelable, used for spun silk.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
Incubation forms the __________ step in silkworm seed production.
A)
First
B)
Middle
C)
Last
D)
None of the above
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
A bale of Silk contains __________ Silk.
A)
40 kgs.
B)
80 kgs.
C)
30 kgs.
D)
60 kgs.
A bale of raw silk in India standard is 60 kg.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
For successful rearing of 150 dfl’s in Rainfed Mulberry garden, foilage of __________ is required per Ha./yr.
A)
55-60
B)
40-45
C)
45-50
D)
50-55
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
Approximate requirement of Labex for rearing 100 dfl’s (Mulberry) is
A)
10 kgs.
B)
20 kgs.
C)
4 kgs.
D)
15 kgs.
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
The operation of unwinding of Silk filaments/bave from the cocoon is called
A)
Stifling
B)
Reeling
C)
Cooking
D)
Denier
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
In muga, the number of cocoons in each garland may vary from 50 to ________ nos.
A)
100
B)
150
C)
200
D)
250
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
In bivoltine acid treated eggs, hibernation of eggs for 6 months the eggs are kept in ________ for 60 days.
A)
2.5°C
B)
5°C
C)
7°C
D)
10°C
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
________ sodium hypochloride is used as foliar disinfectant in muga rearing.
A)
0.02%
B)
0.20%
C)
0.002%
D)
0.200%
Mizoram SEO 2022 Q28 shows 0.02% sodium hypochlorite as foliar disinfectant; literature also cites 0.01% close to 0.02% option.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
Muga Silkworm is ________ in nature.
A)
Trivoltine
B)
Multivoltine
C)
Bivoltine
D)
Univoltine
Muga multivoltine? Actually Muga is multivoltine? Trivoltine? Muga 5-6 crops multivoltine.
