1. Jamnapari goat
  2. Alpine goat
  3. Kashmiri goat
  4. Boer goat
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Option 3 : Kashmiri goat

The correct answer is Kashmiri Goat.

  • Pashmina comes from an animal fibre known as Cashmere wool. 
  • It is derived from the Changthangi goat of the Kashmir and  Ladakh region.
  • In August 2013 Kashmiri Pashmina was given GI tag.
  • Pashmina has also been accredited by the Guinness Book of World Records for being the costliest cloth in the world.

  • The word Pashmina comes from the Persian word 'Pashm' which means 'soft gold'.
  • the Pashmina goat belongs to the Capra hircus species.
  • The herder tribes  who herd Changthangi goats (Pashmina Goats)are known as Changpa.
  • These goats are neither too large nor of small stature, and their height ranges from 60 to 80 cm.
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