Section 1: Textile Fibres

1. The maturity of cotton is defined in terms of the development of cell wall (Yes/no).
Ans. Yes.
2. A fully mature fibre has a well developed thick cell-wall (Yes/no).
Ans. Yes.

3. An immature fibre has a very thin cell-wall (Yes/no).

Ans. Yes.
4. In mature fibre, dye absorption is high (yes/no)
Ans. Yes
5. In immature fibre, dye absorption is low (yes/no).
Ans. Yes
6. What is staple length?
Ans. The average length of spinnable fibre is called staple length.
7. If staple length is increase then yarn quality is also increase (yes/no).
Ans. Yes
8. Toughness of fibre has a direct effect on yarn and fibre strength (yes/no).
Ans. Yes
9. If fibre strength is higher, then yarn and fabric strength is also higher (yes/ no).
Ans. Yes
10. Short fibres deteriorate the yarn strength and uniformity (true/false).
Ans. True.
11. What is the minimum strength for a textile fibre?
Ans. Approximately 6 CN/tex (about 6km breaking length)
12. What do you know about Presley index =?
Ans. Breaking load in lbs /Bundle weight in mg.
13. What is fibre elongation?
Ans. Elongation is specified as a percentage of the starting length.
14. Name the types of fiber?
Ans. Normal fiber, thin walled fiber, Dead fibers .
15. How can you express fiber fineness?
Ans. Weight per unit length.
16. Write down the moisture regain of cotton fibre?
Ans. 8.5%
17. What is millionaire value?
Ans. Micro gram per inch.
18. Write down the classification of fiber?
Ans. (i) natural, (II) Man made fiber.
19. Different between cotton and viscose?
Ans. 
Cotton = Natural fiber, strength increase in wet condition.
Viscose = Man made fiber, strength decrease in we condition.
20. What is the meaning of AFIS?
Ans. Advanced fiber information system.