Question

"Gulal" a coloured powdery thing, used in Holi festival is obtained from
A) Caesalpinioideae
B) Mimosaceae
C) Papilionate
D) Liliaceae

Answer 1

Hint: Holi is a colour of festivals which is celebrated in India in the month of March and in this gulal is used. Gulal is obtained from various parts of plants and they are of different colours.

Complete answer:
Let us look into the given options
OptionA: Gulal powders were prepared from flowers coming from trees, such as the Indian Coral Tree. Indian Coral tree belongs to the caesalpinioideae family.
Therefore , this is the correct answer.

Option B: Mimosaceae is also called Acacia family. They are rich in medicinal plants .Therefore, this is an incorrect answer.

Option C: Papilionate is the family of leguminose known as the legume , pea , or bean family, are a large and economically important family of flowering plants. Therefore, this is an incorrect answer.

Option D: Liliaceae is also commonly called the lily family. They are attractive flowers and involved in the floriculture of cut flowers and dry bulbs and also used as medicine. Therefore , this is an incorrect answer.

Thus, the correct answer is option (A) caesalpinioideae.

Note: Gulal is also known as abeer.The new industrial dyes have been manufactured through chemical processes with non-standard parameters and hence the resulting colours are sometimes toxic for face and skin, and may damage eyes, skin and lungs. Mimosaceae family's root is used in hemicrania. It is a pain affecting one side of the head. Papilionaceae is usually cultivated for its beneficial fruits, used in several ways.