Question

“Gingelly oil” or “til oil” is obtained from the seeds of
A) Archis hypogea
B) Brassica campestris
C) Carthamus tinctorius
D) Sesamum indicum

Answer 1

Hint: In English “Til” means sesame, therefore “til oil” would be sesame oil.

Complete Answer:
For this question, the first thing that we will do is we will find the common names of all the options given.

Option a: The common name of Archis hypogea is peanut. Therefore, this is the incorrect option.
Option b: The common name of Brassica campestris is mustard. Therefore, this is the incorrect option.
Option c: The common name of Carthamus tinctorius is sunflower. Therefore, this is the incorrect option.
Option d: The common name of Sesamum indicum is sesame. Therefore, this is the correct option. Sesame oil or Gingelly oil is obtained from sesame seeds and they have some medical value also as it is used as an alternative medicine in ayurvedic medicine.

There are two ways of obtaining Sesame oil, they are,
1) Hot processed: It is obtained by roasting the seeds. It is also known as “ghani” and is commonly used in India. The oil obtained by this method has a brownish colour.
2) Cold pressed: It is obtained by crushing the sesame seeds. The oil obtained by this method is yellow in colour. They are produced directly from raw seeds.

Therefore, the correct option is, option d) Sesamum indicum.

Note: Cold pressed sesame seeds are a good source of vitamin B6 and vitamin E and it also contains zinc, iron, calcium, etc making it nutritionally important.