Question

Lac is used in making of ……………………………
a. Gramophone records
b. Varnish
c. Sealing wax and lithographic ink
d. All the above

Answer 1

Hint:
Lac or Laksha is a mixture of resin and wax secreted by scaly beetles and is used as a hard protective covering. It is a natural trading resin of animal origin. Its color is light red or dark brown, with an unpleasant smell.

Complete answer:
Lac has been used in India for more than 1,000 years. The detailed habits and behaviors of Lac insects are given in Atharva Veda. Kauravas built a Laksha palace called Laksha Griha in Mahabharata to conspire to kill Pandavas. lac has many uses. It is used to make dyes, fill hollow gold and silver ornaments, make bracelets and so on. Liquid lac obtained by dissolving crushed lac in water is called Alakta. India Indian women apply this dye on the hands and soles of feet. From the strips of shellac (branches wrapped in shellac), shellac is obtained after purification. Shellac is used as a drug coating.

The main producer of lac in Jharkhand, followed by Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Maharashtra, India. lac production has also been discovered in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, parts of China and Mexico.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
Shellac is a resin secreted by female lac insects on trees in the forests of India and Thailand. It is treated and sold in dry flakes and dissolved in ethanol to concoct liquid shellac, which is used as a paint coloring agent, food glaze and wood veneer.