Question

With reference to ‘Changpa’ community of India, consider the following statements :

1. They live mainly in the State of Uttarakhand.

2. They rear the Pashmina goats that yield a fine wool.

3. They are kept in the category of Scheduled Tribes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

(b) The Changpa are a semi-nomadic Tibetan ethnic group found mainly in Zanskar region of Jammu and Kashmir. They rear the Pashmina goats that yield a fine wool. They are kept inthe category of Scheduled Tribes.