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7. Out of the following, which are the two terms related to silk production?

Sericulture, floriculture, moriculture, apiculture and silviculture.

Hints: (i) Silk production involves cultivation of mulberry leaves and rearing silkworms.

(ii) Scientific name of mulberry is Morus alba.

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Sericulture and moriculture are related to silk production.

Sericulture: Rearing of silkworms to obtain silk. 

Moriculture: The science of cultivation of mulberry leaves for silk production.

Therefore, the silk industry is dependent on sericulture which in turn is dependent on moriculture. Hence, both are related to silk production.

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