Question

Bidi contains tobacco wrapped in leaf of
1. Tobacco
2. Diospyros
3. Tectona
4. Shorea

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Diospyros

Explanation:

• Bidi is a small cigar or cigarette stuffed with tobacco.
• Leaves of Diospyrus (tendu) is used to wrap this tobacco.
• It has originated in the Indian subcontinent.
• Beedi making factories is a source of employment for a large number of the Indian population.

Tobacco:

• Tobacco is the common name of plants belonging to Nicotiana and Solanaceae.
• The plant from which tobacco is obtained commercially is Nicotiana tobacum.
•  The leaves of this plant contain nicotine and alkaloids.
• Dried leaves are used for smoking cigarettes, cigars or beedis.

Tectona:

• Teak or Tectona grandis is a hardwood plant found in tropical deciduous regions.
• The wood obtained from this tree is used for making the best quality furniture.

Shorea:

• Shorea or mahogany is another commercially important timber yielding plant.
• It is a deciduous plant and native to South Asia.
• Timber obtained is of superior quality.

∴ Bidi contains tobacco wrapped in the leaf of Diospyrus.