Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

The process of making Bidis starts in forested villages where villagers pluck Tendu leaves and sell it to the forest department or a private contractor who in turn sells it to the forest department. On average a person can collect 100 bundles (of 50 leaves each) a day. The government then auctions the leaves to Bidi factory owners who give it to contractors. The contractor in turn supplies tobacco and leaves to home-based workers. These workers, mostly women, roll the bidis-first dampening the leaves, then cutting them, filling in tobacco evenly and then tying them with thread. The contractor picks up these bidis and sells them to the manufacturer who roasts them and sells them and put his own brand label. The manufacturer then sells them to a distributor who distributes the packed bidis to wholesalers who in turn sell to your neighborhood pan shops.

What kind of work does the passage exemplifies?

Home-based work

The correct answer is Option (2) → Home-based work

The passage describes how home-based workers, mostly women, are involved in the process of rolling bidis from Tendu leaves and tobacco, highlighting the nature of their work as being done at home rather than in a factory setting.

The process of bidi making is primarily carried out by home-based workers, who receive raw materials (leaves and tobacco) from contractors. They then perform the labor-intensive task of rolling bidis at their homes. This highlights the decentralized and often informal nature of this type of employment.

While other options may be tangentially related:

Government work: The government plays a role in the initial stages by managing the collection and auction of tendu leaves.

Factory work: Some stages, like roasting and packaging, might be done in factories, but the core bidi rolling process is primarily home-based.

Minor forest produce: Tendu leaves are indeed a minor forest produce, but the question focuses on the type of work involved in the bidi-making process.

The passage clearly emphasizes the role of home-based workers in the bidi-making industry.

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