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Pashmina is the finest quality of wool obtained from Changthangi or Pashima goat. The goat is native to Tibet and Ladakh. They survive in grass and at low temperature. It provides wool for the famous Kashmiri shawl i.e., Pashima shawls. Thus the correct answer is option B.

Bikaneri or Magra is mainly found in eastern and southern part of Bikaner. The wool obtained from it is of high quality and used for making carpets. The most important strain of Magra has flocks with extremely white and lustrous fleece, found in a few villages around Bikaner. Thus the correct answer is option A.

There are a number of shrubs and low trees that are used for ruminant fodder. Many are nitrogen-fixing, meaning that they can help to regenerate nitrogen depleted soils, and many are also excellent soil binders. As fodder, nitrogen-rich species are generally highly palatable and rich in protein and provide excellent supplementation for goats that are ill or weak, or when forage is not of good quality.

The recommended periods for shearing of wool are winter (February - March) and rainy (August - September) seasons when rich grazing ground is available.

A cloven hoof or split hoof is a hoof split into two toes. This is found on members of the mammalian order Artiodactyla. Examples of mammals that possess this type of hoof are cattle, deer, goats and sheep.

The Lohi sheep is found in southern Punjab in Pakistan. It is used for its carpet quality wool and meat production. The body is white and the head is usually tan, black or brown. The Lohi breed of sheep is the biggest and most productive of all the breeds. 

Angora hair or Angora fibre refers to the downy coat produced by the Angora rabbit. Angora is known for its softness, thin fibres, and what knitters refer to as a halo (fluffiness). It is also known for its silky texture. It is much warmer and lighter than wool due to the hollow core of the Angora fibre. It also gives them their characteristic floating feel.

The major sources of shearing of sheep is for their wool. The wool is used widely in the world for making clothes.

The Lohi sheep is a breed of a domestic sheep from South Punjab and Pakistan.