Textile Quiz

1) Sectional warping is considered more practical than beam warping

i. For executing big orders
ii. For producing striped fabrics
iii. When sizing is considered necessary
iv. When two fold yarn has to be used in warp and weft

2) Sizing gives to yarn

i. Higher breaking strength
ii. Increased elongation at break
iii. Increased pliability
iv. None of the above

3) I n a automatic loom
i. Weft-break is repaired automatically
ii. Warp-break is repaired automatically
iii. Exhausted weft bobbin is replaced automatically

iv. Exhausted warp beam is replaced automatically

4) During sizing, pick up will increase if

i. Sizing speed increases

ii. Squeezing pressure increase

iii. Position of immersion roller is lowered

iv. Temperature of drying cylinder decreases

5) Fabric cover on a loom is improved by

i. Raising the back rest
ii. Having early shedding
iii. Having late picking

iv. None of the above

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6) Which type of weave produces lustrous surface?

a. Twill

b. Satin

c. Jacquard

d. Terry

7) Repeat Size is sum of

a. Warp floats
b. Weft floats
c. Both Warp & Weft floats
d. None of the above
8) The basic elements of woven design are
a. Design & Draft
b. Draft & peg plan
c. Peg plan & denting plan
d. Design, Draft & peg plan

9) In a Straight Draft: _____________________

a. Design = Draft
b. Draft = Peg plan
c. Peg plan = Denting plan
d. None of the above
10)The plain weave is variously known as __________________
a. Crepe
b. Grecians
c. Cretonne
d. Calico
11) Dog knot is preferred to weaver's knot during creeling because it is
a. Easier to make
b. Stronger
c. Small in Size
d. Less prone to slippage
12)Size add-on does not depend on
a. Roller Hardness
b. Drying cylinder temperature
c. Size paste concentration
d. Machine Speed
13)A Huck a back design is mostly suitable for __________ application
a. Bath towel
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 b. Carpet
c. Shirting
d. Blouse

14)Ball warping is mainly used in the manufacture of

a. Terry towel
b. Narrow fabric
c. Denim
d. 3D fabric

15)The factor that does not influence the propelling force for moving the weft yarn
on air jet loom is
a. Coefficient of friction between air and yarn
b. Air velocity
c. Yarn strength
d. Yarn diameter
16)A 51 mm long fibre has 6 % crimp. The crimped length of the fibre in mm is
approximately
a. 44
b. 46
c. 48
d. 50

17) Increase in taper angle on sectional warping drum will normally require
a. Higher Warping Speed
b. Lower Warping Speed
c. Increase in traverse speed
d. Decrease in traverse speed

18) Which of the following woven structure gives maximum amount of support to
adjacent threads
a. Twill
b. Plain
c. Satin
d. Crepe

19) Increase in the ratio of the length of crank to the length of connecting rod leads to
a. Increase in sley eccentricity
b. Decrease in sley eccentricity

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 c. No change in sley eccentricity
d. Initial increases and then decreases

20)Shuttle remains on the race board during its flight in the shed because of
a. Forward positive acceleration of the sley
b. Backward positive acceleration of the sley
c. Constant forward velocity
d. Constant backward velocity

21) In a given woven fabric the extension at break in weft direction is higher than that
in warp
direction. During bursting strength test, the threads that will always break first are
a. Warp
b. Weft
c. Both Warp & Weft simultaneously
d. Lower strength

22) Pirn winding is an essential preparatory process for weaving on

a. Air jet loom
b. Water jet loom
c. Rapier Loom
d. Drop-box Loom

23) In terms of weft insertion rate, which of the following is correct

a. Airjet > Waterjet > Multiphase > Projectile
b. Multiphase > Airjet > Waterjet > projectile
c. Projectile > Water jet > Airjet > Multiphase
d. Waterjet > Multiphase > projectile > Airjet

24) Compared to conventional sizing, the wet sizing process reduces

a. Size consumption substantially
b. Consumption of drying energy
c. Weavability of warp yarn
d. Tensile Strength of yarn

25) Fast reed mechanism is mostly preferred for weaving

a. Light weight fabric
b. Heavy weight fabric
c. Synthetic fabric
d. Cotton fabric

26) Peg plan in point paper representation of weave design is used for
a. Reed selection
b. Heald lifting order
c. Beat up force
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 d. Fell of the cloth

27)For weaving a fabric in reversible satin (1/4 and 4/1 weave) minimum
number of heald frame required to weave the design ___________

28)Where do we use a profile reed?

29)The minimum number of heald frame required to weave double cloth _______

30)The interlacement of horizontal and vertical yarns is called ___________

31)Poplin is called as __________ rib fabric
32)Calculate the number of ends (EPI) in a reed of 3/64 stock port
33)Type of shed formed in single lift single cylinder jacquard loom is ____________
34)The woven fabric air permeability is expressed in ________________
35)To separate the warp threads into two layers is known as _________
36)To push the weft thread that has been inserted across the warp ends, upto the
cloth fell is known as ___________
37)The most difficult weave to produce in Jacquard is _____________
38)How will you convert dtex to denier? __________