Question

Which of the following wool-yielding animal is suitable for making Pashmina shawls? *
(a) Kashmiri goat
(b) Angora goat
(c) Llama
(d) Alpaca

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) Kashmiri goat

Explanation:

The Pashmina goat or Changthangi as it's called in Kashmir, sheds its winter coat every spring. One goat sheds approximately 80–170 gram (3–6 ounces) of the fibre. See also Cashmere wool. In the spring (the moulting season), the goats naturally shed their under fleece, which regrows in winte

Answer 2

Kashmiri goat is the wool-yielding animal suitable for making Pashmina shawls.

Explanation:

• The most common wool yielding animals are sheep, goats, lamas etc.

• Among them, the most expensive wool is shed by the Kashmiri goat.
• The Pashmina goat which is otherwise called Changthangi in Kashmir sheds its winter coat every spring.
• Pashmina is a fine variant of spun cashmere with which Pashmina shawls are made.
• The word Pashm refers to the raw unspun wool of domesticated Changthangi goats.
• Pashmina goat belongs to a particular breed of goat inhabiting the plateaus in Tibet and neighbouring countries of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir.
• These Kashmiri goats are reared for the goat's fine, soft and expensive wool.
• Angora goat: It is a domesticated goat of the Turkish breed which produces lustrous fibre known as mohair.
• Llama: It is a domesticated South American Camelid whose wool is very soft and lanolin-free.
• Alpaca: It is also a species of South American Camelid which is bred specifically for its fibres.