Question

The world’s highly prized wool yielding Pashmina breed is _____
A. Kashmir sheep – Afghan sheep cross
B. Goat
C. Sheep
D. Goat – sheep cross

Answer 1

Hint: Cross breeding is the process of breeding different organisms to get new organisms of various characters that we require. Cross breeding is seen in different organisms today like cows, dogs, sheep, goats, etc.

Complete answer:
Goats are a type of organisms adapted to live at higher altitudes, and they're very well suited to the environment of higher altitudes. Usually, sheep are the ones that produce and give out the wool that is widely used today. But we can see that some goats also produce wool. One such example is the Pashmina goat. Pashmina goat is native to higher altitudes of India such as Himachal and Jammu. Pashmina goats are usually white in colour, but they can be black and brown as well. The wool that is produced from these Pashmina goats are called cashmere wool and after the wool is woven it is called the pashmina wool. One main reason for the goats to develop such thick wool is cold climates in higher altitudes. In the same animal there are two different layers of wool that are present. One is the soft wool which is used in textiles and the other is the hard wool which is used for making brushes, etc. Pashmina wool is very costly and it is exported to different countries.
So, the correct answer is “Option B”.

Note:
Since goats are the animals that feed on plants, they usually uproot the plants they eat. This is causing many plants to disappear in the regions where these goats are reared since these goats are reared in huge numbers. It is also said that due to these goats, grasslands in India and China are disappearing and air pollution is rising.