Question

Which type of wool is common in Tibet and Ladakh?
a.) Yak
b.) Sheep wool
c.) Angora wool
d.) Pashmina wool

Answer 1

Hint: In order to deal with this question first we will define the term wool then we will proceed further by knowing about the type of wool found in Tibet and Ladakh and also something about that type of wool.

Complete step by step answer:
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other animals, including mohair cashmere and goat, qiviut muskoxen, bison hide and fur clothing, angora rabbit and other types of camelid wool. Wool is obtained by the following process.

Shearing- Removing fleece from sheep’s body
Scouring- washing the fleece and removing dirt from it.
Grading- Sorting the wool and separating out the wool which to dye.
Dyeing- Coloring the wool.
Drying- dyed wool is dried in this last part.

Wool is made up of starch, and a small amount of lipids. The more dominant textile, cotton, which is mainly cellulose, is chemically quite distinct in this respect.
The yak wool is common in Tibet and Ladakh.
Nomads in the Trans-Himalayan region have used yak fiber wool for more than a thousand years to make clothes, tents, ropes, and blankets. More recently, the fiber has started to be used to manufacture premium-priced garments and accessories in the fashion market.
Yak fiber is a term widely used to refer to yak fiber wool produced from yak coat fur (Bos grunniens), a long-hair bovine found mainly in the Tibetan plateau, Himalayan region, and in parts of Central Asia and Mongolia. Hence, the yak wool is common in Tibet and Ladakh.
So, the correct answer is “Option A”.

Note: Angora wool is obtained from angora goats, found in hilly regions such as Jammu and Kashmir. Wool is also obtained from goat hair. Pashmina is a fine Cashmere wool type. The textiles which were made of it were first woven in Kashmir. Pashmina was known in the West as 'cashmere' when Europeans first came across this fiber in Kashmir. Wool has been used for blankets, horse rugs, saddle cloths, carpeting, insulation, and upholstery as well as for clothing. Wool felt protects piano hammers, and is used in heavy equipment and stereo speakers to remove odors and noise.