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 Jharkhand Board Class 10 English Notes | Tea from Assam Solutions Chapter 7(iii)


7. (iii) Tea from Assam                    ― Arup Kumar Dutta
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                                       Questions on Extract

Extract-1. The train pulled out of the station. Pranjol buried
his nose in his detective book again. Rajvir too was an ardent fan
of detective stories, but at the moment he was keener on looking at
the beautiful scenery.
          It was green, green everywhere. Rajvir had never seen so
much greenery before. Then the soft green paddy field gave way
to tea-bushes.
           It was a magnificent view. 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.
In the distances was an ugly building with smoke billowing out of
tall chimneys.

Q. (a) Where were Pranjol and Rajvir going?
(b) What kind of a scenery was it?
(e) How was it 'a magnificent view' of the place?
(d) What was seen in the distance?
(e) Find a word from the passage which means 'very
beautiful'.
Ans. (a) Pranjol and Rajvir were going to Upper Assam.
(b) It was very beautiful to look at because of greenness
everywhere
(c) It was 'a magnificent view' as a sea of tea- bushes stretch
against the backdrop of thickly wooded hills.
(d) An ugly building with smoke coming out of its chimney
was seen in the distance
(e) 'magnificent

Extract-2. Tea was first drunk in China." Rajvir added". As
far back as 2700 B.C.! In fact words such as tea, chai and chini are
from Chinese. Tea came to Europe only in the sixteenth century
and was drunk more as medicine than a beverage."
      The train clattered into Marianj junction. The boys collected
their luggage and pushed their way to the crowded platform.
       Pranjol's patents were waiting for them.
      Soon they wer driving towards Dhekiabari, the tea-garden
managed by Pranjol's father.
       An hour later the car veered sharply off the main road. They
crossed a cattle-bridge and entered Dhekiabari Tea Estate.
      On both sides of the gravel-road were acre upon acre of tea-
bushes, all neatly pruned to the same height. Groups of women
pluckers, with bambooo baskets on their backs, wearing plastic
aprons, were plucking the newly sprouted leaves. (Page 95)
                                                                               [JAC 2013(A)]
Q. (a) What supports the view that tea was first drunk in China?
(b) How was tea looked at in Europe ?
(c) Where was Pranjol's father working ?
(d) How were women plucking tea leaves ?
(e) Find a word from the passage which means 'newly
grown'
Ans.(a) Tea, chai and chini are Chinese words. So these support
it.
(b) It was looked at as medicine than a beverage in Europe.
(c) He was working as a Manager of Dhekiabari Tea Estae.
(d) They were plucking tea leaves with bamboo baskets on
their backs wearing plastic apronas.
(e) 'sprouted'.

                       Long Type Questions and Answer

Q. 1. What is the origin of tea as given in the chapter? How
did it become a world beverage? [ JAC 2015 (A); 2017 (A)]
Or, What is the log and of tea at given in the chapter ?
Ans. Rajvir told Pranjol that he had read a lot about tea. But
he could not tell for certain who discovered tea as no one knew
about it. But there were many legends about it. One legend was
about a Chinese emperor. He always boiled water before drinking.
Once a few leaves of the twigs burning under the pot fell into the
water. It gave it a delicious smell. They were tea-leaves.
        There is an Indian legend too about it. A Buddhist monk
Bodhidharma cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy during
meditations. Ten tea plants grew out of his eyelid. The leaves were
put in hot water and drunk which banished sleep.
        Rajvir also told that tea was first drunk in China as far back
as 2700 B.C. Words like, chai and chini are from Chinese.

Q. 2. What did Rajvir see outside excitedly when he
travelled to Assam in a train with Pranjol?
Or, Describe the journey of Rajvir and Pranjol to the tea
estate in Assam.
Ans. Rajvir and Pranjol were classmates in Delhi. Pranjol
was from Assam and Rajvir from Delhi.Pranjol's father was the
manager of a tea-garden in Upper Assam. Pranjol invited Rajvir to
visit his home during the summer vacation. They were going there
by train.
      They reached Assam. They saw greenery everywhere outside.
Rajvir had never seen so much greenery before. The soft green
paddy fields gave way to tea-bushes. They could see the tiny tea
plants as far as eyes could see, They dropped at Mariani junction.
They were taken to Pranjol's father's Dhekiabari Tea Estate. On
both the sides of the road were tea-bushes. Women were plucking
the newly grown leaves in bamboo baskets.

Q. 3. What legends did Rajvir tell about the discovery of
tea?
Or, What is the origin of tea as given in the chapter?
Ans. Rajvir told two legends about the discovery of tea. One
was the Chinese legend and the other was the Indian legend.
    The Chinese legend says that there was a Chinese emperor.
He always boiled water before drinking it. One day some twigs
were burning under the pot. A few leaves from the twigs fell into
the pot. They gave the water a delicious flavour. It is said that
those were tea-leaves.
    According to the Indian legend, there was a Buddhist ascetic
named Bodhidharma. He often felt sleepy during his meditations.
To stop this, he cut off his eyelids. It is said that ten tea plants
grew out of the eyelids. The leaves of these plants when put in hot
water and drunk banished sleep.

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