LESSON - 7 III - TEA FROM ASSAM BY - ARUP KUMAR DATTA

LESSON - 7 GLIMPSES OF INDIA I TEA FROM ASSAM Mp3

 

III - TEA FROM ASSAM BY - ARUP KUMAR DATTA

OPTIONAL - 1. What is Assam popularly known as?

a) Tea country b) Coffee country c) Green country d) Plantation country

2. In Europe, tea was drunk as more of a _____ than _____.

a) medicine, beverage b) beverage, medicine

c) sleep waver, medicine d) sleep banisher, medicine

3. What was Dhekiabari?

a) name of a station b) tea garden managed by Pranjol’s father

c) tea garden managed by Rajvir’s father d) name of a hill

4. Where did Rajvir and Pranjol study?

a) Assam b) Coorg c) Goa d) Delhi The Trees

Ans. 1-a, 2-a, 3-b, 4-d,

Questions and Answers

QUES. - 1. What excited Rajvir? Why did Pranjol not share his excitement?

Ans. Rajveer was excited to see the tea gardens. Pranjol did not share his excitement because he was born and brought up in that area.

2. Why was Rajvir excited to see the tea garden?

Ans. Rajveer was excited to see the tea garden because he had never seen a tea garden before.

3. What is the Chinese legend associated with the discovery of tea?

Ans. According to the Chinese legend, a Chinese emperor always drank boiled water. Once some leaves from The burning twigs fell into the water. The leaves gave the water a delicious flavour. Those were tea leaves.

4. What is the Indian legend associated about the origin of tea?

Ans. According to the Indian legent Bodh dharm cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy during meditations. Ten tea plants grew out of the eyelids. The leaves of these plants when put in hot water and drank kept sleep away.