Question

Major producer of mulberry silk in India is __________.
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Karnataka
(D) Assam
(E) Himachal Pradesh

Answer 1

Hint: Mulberry silk is the highest quality of silk and also the most expensive type of silk. It is made from silkworms that are raised and reared for silk. Most of the mulberry silk is the commercial silk produced in the whole world.

Complete step-by-step solution:
Mulberry silk is one of the most popular and renowned forms of Silk, particularly when it comes to textiles. It is one of the exquisite silk used in textiles and it originated from the era of Indus Valley Civilization. The white Mulberry plant is the cocoon’s sole source of food, which results in their white or off white colour. These silkworms are domesticated and reared indoors. This type of silk provides shine and fluidity which one person needs from the fabric. It is a commercially successful fabric. The silk is obtained through the process of sericulture, for which moths are reared and taken care of. Different types of moths yield different types of silks, for example, tussar silk, mulberry silk, etc. Mulberry silk out of these is of very high value and is expensive.
The states mainly producing mulberry silk are Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Jammu & Kashmir. Among all these, Karnataka is the major producer of mulberry silk in India.

Thus, option (C) is correct.

Note: Silk becomes weak in water. Therefore, silk may erode and lose its shine and lustre if it is continuously kept in water. The worm that is used to create the mulberry silk is called Bombyx Mori, and it feeds on the leaves of the white mulberry tree.