Tea From Assam Extra Question And Answer
Short answer type questions :
Q. Who wrote the prose "Tea from Assam" ?
Ans : Arup Kumar Dutta Wrote the prose "Tea from Assam".
Q. Who is Rajvir ?
Ans : Rajvir is a classmate of Pranjol.
Q. Name the tea garden managed by Pranjol's father ?
Ans : The name of the garden managed by Pranjol's father is Dhekiabari Tea garden.
Q. What did Rajvir and Pranjol sip in the train compartment ?
Ans : Both Rajvir and Pranjol sipped the steaming hot liquid of tea in the train compartment.
Q. How many cups of tea are drunk everyday throughout the world ?
Ans : Everyday over eighty crore cups of tea are drunk throughout the world.
Q. What was read by Pranjol in the train compartment ?
Ans : A detective book was read by Pranjol in the train compartment.
Q. What had never seen by Rajvir before ?
Ans : Rajvir had never seen so much greenery before.
Q. What did the Chinese emperor do before drinking water ?
Ans : The Chinese emperor always boiled water before drinking it.
Q. Who was Bodhidharma ?
Ans : Bodhidharma was an ancient Buddhist ascetic.
Q. What was worn by the tea pluckers ?
Ans : The tea pluckers wore plastic aprons.
Q. When was the sprouting period of tea plants ?
Ans : The sprouting period of tea plants was from May to July.
Q. Where do the tea pluckers put the tea leaves ?
Ans : The tea pluckers put the tea leaves on their bamboo baskets.
Q. When and where was tea first drunk ?
Ans : Tea was first drunk in China 2700 B.C.
Q. When did tea come to Europe ?
Ans : Tea came to Europe in the sixteenth century.
Q. What do you mean by 'flush' ?
Ans : Flush means sprouting period.
Long answer type question :
Q. Give a description of the magnificent view of the tea garden seen by Rajvir from the train. (HSLC 2017)
Ans : Outside the train, the scenery was beautiful and attractive. The scenery was fulfilled with tea bushes and greenery. The soft green paddy fields gave way to tea bushes. Against the backdrop of densely wooded hills a sea of tea bushes stretched as far as the eye could see. Dwarfing the tiny tea plants were tall sturdy shade trees and amidst the orderly rows of bushes busily moved doll like figures.
Q. Describe the Chinese legend about tea.
Ans : According to the Chinese legend, once upon a time 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 in to the water giving it a delicious flavour. It was said that these were tea leaves.
Q. What was the Indian legend about tea ?
Ans : According to the Indian legend, once upon a time there was an ancient Buddhist ascetic named Bodhidharma. Once he cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy during meditation. After that ten tea plants grew out of the eyelids. When the leaves of these plants put in hot water and drunk that banished sleep. It was said that these were tea leaves.
Q. What did the groups of tea pluckers do ?
Ans : The groups of tea pluckers were plucking the newly sprouted tea leaves. They were wearing plastic aprons with bamboo baskets on their backs.
Q. What did Rajvir and Pranjol see on both the sides of the gravel road ?
Ans : When Rajvir and Pranjol entered into the garden they saw acre upon acre of tea bushes on both sides of the gravel road, all neatly pruned to the same height. They saw the groups of tea pluckers were plucking the newly sprouted tea leaves. They were wearing plastic aprons with bamboo baskets on their backs.
Q. What was told by Pranjol's father, Mr. Baruah about the tea bushes ?
Ans : Pranjol's father, Mr. Baruah said that it was the second-flush or sprouting period. It lasts from May to July and yields the best tea.
Q. Why Pranjol did not share the excitement of seeing a tea garden with Rajvir ?
Ans : Pranjol did not share any excitement of seeing a tea garden with Rajvir because he was born and brought up on that plantation.
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