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The world's highly prized wool yielding 'Pashmina' breed is

(a) goat

(b) sheep

(c) goat-sheep cross

(d) Kashmir sheep-Afghan sheep cross

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Correct Option (a) goat

Explanation:

Pashmina refers to a type of Kashmir wool and textiles made from it. This wool comes from a special breed of goat indigenous to high altitudes of the Himalayan mountains. The Himalayan mountain goat, sheds its winter coat every spring and the fleece rs caught on thorn bushes. One goat sheds approximately 3-8 ounces of the wool fibre.

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