Question

Terrycot is a fibre made up of
A.Terylene and cotton
B.Cotton and orlon
C.Cotton and nylon
D.Cotton and rayon

Answer 1

Hint: If we take a look at the term “Terrycot” , we notice that this term is made up by using terms of two different fabrics. And terrycot fabric is itself made up of two fabrics.

Complete step by step answer:
By observing the term now Terrycot is a blended fabric made of terylene and cotton. Terylene is a popular form of polyester, which can be drawn into very fine fibres.
Terrycot= Terylene + Cotton.
Most common ratio that we should learn is 65% cotton and 35% Terylene.
Even a 50% by 50% combination is also used.
We should know that petroleum products are used for Terylene production.
Terylene is often mixed with natural fibre like cotton to make clothes.
Terrycot fabrics are more comfortable to wear than Terylene.
So our correct option is A.

Additional information
We should know about Terylene is that it is synthetic polyester fibre produced by polymerizing ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid which is obtained from petroleum. Terylene is extensively used in the textile industry to make hard wear clothes like sarees, and dress material. Terylene is a very strong fibre and will suffer very little loss in strength when wet. It is elastic in nature and possesses the property of resist creasing.

Notes:
We should know about different types of synthetic fibre such as rayon, nylon and polyester. Rayon is an artificial silk made up from wood pulp. Nylon is fully synthetic fibre made by man without using raw materials.
Examples of polyester-:
1. PET= Poly ethylene terephthalate. It is used to make plastic bottles.