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Class X, Tea from Assam

 

Tea from Assam

 

1.      Give a brief description of Dhekiabari tea garden.

Ans:  Dhekiabari tea garden was an hour away from Mariani railway station. On both the sides of the gravel road were acre upon acre of tea bushes all neatly pruned to the same height. There were groups of tea pluckers with bamboo baskets on their backs, wearing plastic aprons plucking the newly sprouted leaves.

2.      Give a description of the magnificent view of tea garden seen by Rajvir from the railway train.

Ans:  The view had the backdrop of densely wooded hills a sea of tea bushes stretched far away where eyes could not finish seeing. There were dwarfing tiny tea plants, tall sturdy shade- trees and orderly rows of bushes busily moved doll like figures.

3.     Describe the legends story about the discovery of tea?

Ans: The legends story goes like:

There was a Chinese emperor who always boiled water before drinking it. One day a few leaves of the twigs burning under the pot fell into the water and gave a delicious flavour. They believed those leaves were Tea leaves. Another legend from India name Bodhidharma, an ancient Buddhist ascetic, cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy during meditations. It is believed that ten tea plants grew out of the eyelids. The leaves of these plants when put in hot water and drank banished sleep.

4.     When and where was tea first drunk?

Ans- Tea was first drunk in China. Rajvir said that far back around 2700 B.C. words such as tea, chai, chini are from Chinese and tea came to Europe in 16th century and was drunk more as medicine than as beverage.

5.     What excited Rajvir? Why did Pranjol not share his excitement?

Ans-The magnificent view of the tea gardens excited Rajvir. Rajvir was from Delhi and he had never seen so much greenery before, the soft green paddy fields that gave way to tea bushes.

Pranjol was grown up on the midst of tea gardens. As his father was the manager of the Dhekiabari Tea Estate. So Pranjol did not share the same excitement which Rajvir was felling.

 

6.     What is Assam famous for ?

Ans- Assam is famous for its tea. It is known as the ‘tea country ‘as it has the largest concentration of plantations in the world. In Assam a group of tea pluckers very carefully plucks tea leaves and collect the leaves in a bamboo basket. They wear plastic aprons and pluck newly sprouted tea leaves from the tea bushes. Assam contributes almost 15.6 % to the world’s tea production. It also has the largest tea forms and  almost contributes 55% to the total tea production in India.

 

 

Very Short question:

 

1.     Who is the author of the lesson Tea from Assam?

Ans- Arup Dutta is the author of the lesson Tea from Assam.

2.     Who is Prajol and Rajvir?

Ans- Pranjol was a youngster from Assam and Rajvir was his classmate from Delhi.

3.     Which station did Pranjol and Rajvir get off?

Ans- They both got down in Mariyani Station.                                   

4.     How many cups of tea are drunk throughout the world?

Ans-  Over eight crore cups of tea are drunk throughout the world.

5.     Who discovered tea?

Ans- There is no definite information about the first discovery of tea but tea was first drunk in China as far back as 2700 B.C.

6.     Which season is considered the best for tea Production?

Ans- The season lasts from May to July is considered as best season for tea production.

 

 

 

 

Thinking about Language:

 

Use appropriate words in the sentence below:

1.      A heavy down pour has been forecast due to low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.

2.      Rakesh will undergo major surgery tomorrow morning.

3.       My brother is responsible for the drop out of our family property.

4.      The up keep rate for this accountancy course is very high.

5.       She went to the Enterprise Company to attend a walk in Interview.

 

 

Fill the blanks in the sentences:

1.      The Army attempted unsuccessfully to over throw the Government.

2.      Scientists are on the brink of a major outbreak in cancer research

3.      The state Government plans to build a by-pass for Bhubaneswar to speed up traffic on the main highway.

4.      Gautama’s outlook on life changed when he realised that the world  is full of sorrow.

5.      Rakesh seemed unusually down cast  after the game.

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