Question

Pashmina is a fine type of wool which were first woven in which state of India?
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Punjab
3. Jammu & Kashmir
4. Himachal Pradesh

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Jammu & Kashmir

The correct answer is Jammu & Kashmir.

• Pashmina is a fine type of wool which were first woven in Jammu & Kashmir.

• Pashmina is a Persian word Pašmina which means “Made from Wool”. 
• Pashmina was first encountered by the Europeans in Kashmir.
• Later it came to be known as the 'Cashmere'.
• The Iranians, who came to Kashmir through the Ladakh route, gave the fabric its name, ‘Pashmina’.
• The wool comes from a Changthangi goat or a Pashmina goat which are a special breed of goats found in the high altitude regions of Nepal and India. 
• The Changpa tribe, from the Changthang region of Ladakh, are the traditional producers of Pashmina Wool.