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Post NameTECHNICAL ASSISTANT - (KHADI)
DepartmentKERALA KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD
Question Paper Code033/2016/OL
Category Code235/2015
Date of Test15 March 2016
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOnline Examination
Total Questions100
1
In weft knitting loop length controlled by
Answer
C. Stitch cam
2
A non-ionic dye which is relatively insoluble in water at room temperature
Answer
A. Disperse dye
3
Mercerisation of the linen help to minimize the
Answer
A. Decrease in resistance to abrasion
4
The type of polymerisation used for the production of polyacrylonitrile is
Answer
C. Radical addition polymerisation
5
For a 1/3 twill weave, which will take least heald shaft movement
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D. Open shed
6
Flex, jute and ramie fibres are belongs to the family of
Answer
D. Bast fibre
7
In an air jet weaving machine, propelling force generating for insertion of weft yarn is not depend on the
Answer
A. Strength of yarn
8
In finishing process combination of nitrogen and phosphorus compounds used for
Answer
C. Flame retardant
9
Thinnest yarn fault in Classimat among the following is:
Answer
D. Iβ‚‚
10
Pressure bar provided in a draw frame drafting for
Answer
A. reduce the pressure on the fibre assembly within the drafting zone
11
Most of the seed coat particles are removed effectively in
Answer
A. carding
12
Which of the following yarn is finest?
Answer
C. 100 Ne
13
The fibre which hasa mineral origin
Answer
A. Asbestos
14
The difference between the cost price and selling price
Answer
B. Mark Up
15
The operation of twisting of long silk filament yarn called
Answer
C. Throwing of silk
16
Stifling of silk is the process of
Answer
D. Killing moth inside the cocoons by a steam or hot water
17
Design used for denim fibre
Answer
A. 3/1 twill
18
A silk fabric constructed with a weft sateen figure on a warp satin or twill or plain ground called
Answer
D. Damask
19
Which is not a function of geo textile?
Answer
D. Protection
20
The fibres not used for the production of military protective clothing
Answer
D. Polyurethane
21
The most suitable weave for ballistic protective clothing is
Answer
A. plain weave
22
What are the primary colours in pigment theory?
Answer
D. Red, Yellow, Blue
23
The weave that produce longitudinal warp line in the cloth with fine sunken lines in between is called
Answer
C. Bedford cord
24
Function of positive feed in knitting is
Answer
C. Regulate the amount of yarn feed
25
If the needle is not raised and does not receive the new feed yarn, a loop form called
Answer
D. Miss loop
26
In a carding machine wire points arranged in opposite direction and move same direction with different speed; the action called
Answer
A. Carding
27
State the function of presser
Answer
A. To close the beard
28
Define sinker loop
Answer
C. The yarn connect two adjacent needle loop
29
Amount of water used for the insertion of weft in water jet loom
Answer
D. 0.5/0.9 cc/pick
30
State the function of swing door mechanism
Answer
A. Regulate the feed cotton
31
The function of weft brake in projectile weaving machine is
Answer
D. Applies tension to weft yarn at appropriate time
32
A defect caused by hardened fluff or foreign matter into the fabric is called
Answer
A. Goat
33
A loom truly termed 'automatic' must have the following mechanisms in addition to the essential mechanism
Answer
D. Positive warp let-off motion, warp stop motion and weft replenishment motion
34
The cause for nep formation in blow room
Answer
A. Too high or low beater speed
35
Place many number of plies of fabric one over other and aligned length and width of fabric together is called
Answer
D. Spreading
36
Function of feed dog in sewing machine
Answer
C. Help to move the cloth forward while sewing
37
Dugdales terry motion working on the principle of
Answer
B. loose reed principle
38
Two or more shuttle boxes fitted with both end of loom called
Answer
B. pick at will looms
39
Find the calculated production of plain loom running with 160 RPM, 40 pick/inches with an efficiency of 75%
Answer
C. 4 inches/minute
40
Warp yarns of one shed line do not cross all the yarns of other shed line at the same time. This is called
Answer
A. Staggering of healds
41
A centre weft fork motion
Answer
B. Check presence of weft in every picks
42
The function of check strap is
Answer
C. destroying the momentum of shuttle entered in shuttle box
43
In dwell of tappet period means
Answer
B. Healds with remain stationary
44
Temperature of the size in a sow box for cotton sizing
Answer
C. 92 Β± 2Β° C
45
Primary ingredients in sizing are
Answer
D. Adhesives, softeners, antiseptic agents
46
In a pirn winding machine function of layer locking device is
Answer
C. improve prin stability
47
The main advantage of splicing is
Answer
B. uniform diameter of yarn
48
In a drum winding machine
Answer
A. Package RPM is decreases empty to full
49
In winding two and a half turn fully accelerated drum means
Answer
D. All the above
50
When succeeding coils are widely spaced on the package, it is known as
Answer
B. open winding
51
In a right hand dobby first pick is controlled by
Answer
D. bend feeler and bottom hook
52
Normal clearance in a parallel blade slub catcher for carded counts
Answer
B. 1.5 to 2 times of yarn diameter
53
Advantage of swinging blade type slub catcher over fixed blade
Answer
B. Cheap and easy to maintain
54
Advantage of early shedding is
Answer
B. heavy wefting
55
Which one is incidental waste in weaving?
Answer
C. Waste from package fault
56
Narrow, bare and dense stripes running along the warp direction of fabric is called
Answer
A. Warp streaks
57
The depth of reed wire along the direction of warp yarn is known as
Answer
D. Gauge number of reed wire
58
Refractometer used for
Answer
C. to indicate consistency of solid contents in size past
59
The length and weight unit of Denier English count system
Answer
C. Hank of 520 yards and 1 denier
60
Count defined in Denier metric system as the
Answer
B. Number of one-gram weight units of yarn present in 9000 meters
61
Heald count in a plain set is
Answer
B. number of heald eyes per inches across the width
62
Reed count is the number of dents in two inches in
Answer
D. Stokport system
63
Tachometer used for measuring
Answer
B. RPM and surface speed
64
If 200 yards of cotton yarn weigh 2 grams. What is the count in Ne?
Answer
D. 54s
65
The calculated count determined from the total length and total weight of different count termed as
Answer
B. Average count
66
Find the resultant count of 8s, 24s and 12s
Answer
C. 4s
67
If 30 Km of cotton yarn is 2.5 kg, what is the count in French cotton system?
Answer
A. 6sNf
68
Find the range of the following test results Strength in lbs - 113, 108, 124, 128, 110
Answer
A. 20 lbs
69
The whole material available for testing is called
Answer
B. population
70
The ability of a fabric to assume a graceful appearance in use is
Answer
B. drape
71
Fraction of the area of the fabric covered by both warp and weft threads called
Answer
D. Cloth cover
72
Cover factor calculated from
Answer
C. threads per inch and count of yarn
73
Uster evenness tester working on
Answer
C. capacitance principle
74
Circumference of wrap reel is
Answer
A. 1.5 yards
75
Single thread strength tester of the pendulum type lever working on the principle of
Answer
B. constant rate of extension
76
The relation between TPI and yarn count is:
Answer
A. TPI = TM Γ— √count
77
Linters are
Answer
C. short fibres adheres to cotton seed
78
Fibre quality index is given by the formula:
Answer
A. FQI = Lusm/F
79
One lea of 20s cotton yarn consists of
Answer
B. 120 yards
80
Instrument not used for the measurement of bundle strength is
Answer
D. arealometer
81
Micronaire value is a combination of
Answer
C. fineness and maturity
82
Which is a burning characteristic of pure silk?
Answer
B. Burn, melt slowly when present to the flame
83
What is the corrected count of yarn?
Answer
A. Count of yarn corrected in standard regain
84
A yarn made with irregular profile or construction that differs from single or folded yarn called
Answer
B. Fancy yarn
85
Wool fibre made with a naturally occurring protein
Answer
A. Keratin
86
A small tangled knot of fibre often caused by fibre processing is
Answer
D. Nep
87
Average length of Gossypium hirsutum is
Answer
D. 22-24 mm
88
The distance between the nip line in relation to the distribution of fibre length within the silver called
Answer
B. Roller setting
89
Main contributors to thick and thin places in yarns are
Answer
A. Un opened fibre and drafting irregularities
90
The most important single cause for within bobbin count variation
Answer
C. Defective draw frame
91
Prime cause for excessive stretch in fly frame
Answer
B. Incorrect initial position of cone drum belt
92
Percentage of yarn produced from a given weight of bale cotton
Answer
C. Yarn realisation
93
Common yarn objectionable faults in the fabric are
Answer
D. Thick places and neps
94
Cause for a catastrophic end breaks in spinning
Answer
A. Collision between balloons
95
A periodic check on fractionating efficiency serve
Answer
C. Judge the mechanical condition of comber
96
A convenient and reliable method for estimating the loss of efficiency and its causes called
Answer
B. Snap reading
97
The ratio of machine production to the labour employment ratio expressed as percentage is
Answer
C. Productivity
98
A periodic critical examination of machine to identify mechanical condition of various parts and machine setting, which are likely to affect quality and productivity is called
Answer
D. Machinery audit
99
Transfer efficiency of fibres in a carding cylinder decided by
Answer
C. Tooth angle in cylinder
100
The function of front plate is
Answer
B. To regulate the percentage of flat waste

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