Class 10 English Tea From Assam Question Answer .
Tea From Assam
1.
Who was Pranjal ?
Ans:- Pranjal was a youngster of Assam .
2.
Who was Rajvir ?
Ans:- Rajvir was
a Pranjal’s classmate .
3.
Who was Mr. Baruah ?
Ans:- Mr. Baruah
was a Manager of a tea – garden in upper Assam .
4.
Where are Rajvir and Pranjal going to ?
Ans:- Rajvir and
Pranjal going to Dekiabari tea Estate, a tea garden in upper Assam .
5.
Why did not Pranjal share the excitement of Rajvir on seeing a tea garden ?
Ans:- Pranjal
didn’t share the excitement rajvir on
seeing a tea garden as he was born and brought up on the garden .
6.
What did Rajvir and Pranjal both side see once the gravel road ?
Ans:- Rajvir and
Pranjal on both sides of the gravel road were acre upon acre of tea bushes, all
neatly pruned to the same height . Groups of tea pluckers, with bamboo baskets,
an their backs, wearing plastic aprons, were plunking the newly sprouted leaves
.
7.
What is the Indian legend about discovery of tea ?
Ans:- According
to Indian legend, an ancient Buddist ascetic, Bodhidharma, cut off his eyelids
because he felt sleepy during meditation . Ten tea plants grew out of the
eyelids . The leaves of these plants
when put in hot water and drunk banished sleep .
8.
When did tea came to Europe ? Why did the Europeans drink tea when it first came to Europe ?
Ans:- Tea came to
Europe in the sixteenth century .
The Europeans, When they took
tea first, regarded it more as a
medicine than as beverage .
9.
Give a description of the magnificent view of tea garden seen by Rajvir from the railway train . [ HSLC – 2017 ]
Ans:- It was
green, green anywhere . As the train moved on, the green paddy fields gave way
to the bushes . Against the backdrop of densely wooded hills, a sea of tea
bushes stretched as far as the eye could see . These were tall shade trees
amides the tiny tea plants . Rajvir also sow the orderly rows of bushes .
10.
Give a description of Dekiabari tea-garden as seen by Pranjal and Rajvir when they were driven through it . [ HSLC – 2016 -22 ]
Ans:- When Pranjal
and Rajvir Crossed the cattle bridge they saw acre upon acre of tea bushes on
both sides of the gravel road . The tea bushes were neatly pruned to the same
height . Groups of tea pluckers were
plucking the newly sprouted leaves . Each of them were wearing plastic aprons
and carrying bamboo baskets on their back .
11.
What is the Chinese legend regarding discovery of tea ?
Ans:- According
to the Chinese legend, One about the Chinese emperor who always boiled water
before drinking it . One day a few leaves of the twigs burning under the pot
fell into yhe water giving it a delicious flavor . It is said the leaves were
tea leaves .
12.
Narrate briefly Rajvir’s remarks on the discovery of tea and the legends that surround it .
Ans:- There is an
Indian and a Chinese legend regarding the discovery of tea .
According to Indian legend, an ancient Buddist ascetic, Bodhidharma, cut
off his eyelids because he felt sleepy during meditation . Ten tea plants grew
out of the eyelids . The leaves of these
plants when put in hot water and drunk banished sleep .
According to the Chinese
legend, One about the 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 giving it a delicious flavor . It is said the leaves were tea leaves
.
13.
Whether the following statements are True or False – [ HSLC
– 2018 ]
(i)
Tea came to Europe only in the sixteenth century and was
drunk more as a medicine than as beverage .
(ii)
Tea came to Europe only in the sixteenth century and was
drunk more as beverage than as medicine.
Ans:- (i) True .
(ii) False .
14.
Choose the correct answer from among the alternatives given and complete the sentence
No one really knows who discovered tea but ------
(i)
There are two legends
(ii)
There is one legends
(iii)
There are many legends
Ans: (iii) There are many legends .
