Tea from Assam
Short questions answers:
Q1. Who is the author of the lesson Tea from Assam ?
Ans: The author of the lesson Tea from Assam is Arup Dutta.
Q2. Who is Pranjol ?
Ans: Pranjol is a youngster from Assam.
Q3. Who is Rajvir ?
Ans: Rajvir is a classmate of Pranjol at a school in Delhi.
Q4. Which tea estate / garden is managed by Pranjol's father ?
Ans: Pranjol's father is the manager of Dhekiabari tea estate in Upper Assam.
Q5. What was the vendor calling in a high pitched voice ?
Ans: The vendor calling out Chai garam in a high pitched voice.
Q6. How many cups of tea are drunk throughout the world ?
Ans: Over eighty crore cups of tea are drunk throughout the world.
Q7. What did Rajvir saw outside the train ?
Ans: Rajvir saw green and green everywhere outside the train.
Q8. Who was an ardent fan of detective books ?
Ans: Rajvir was an ardent fan of detective books
Q9. Which state has the largest concentration of tea garden in the world ?
Ans: Assam has the largest concentration of tea garden in the world.
Q10. Who discovered tea ?
Ans: No one really knows who discovered tea.
Q11. Where and when tea was first drunk ?
Ans: Tea was first drunk in China as far back as 2700 B.C.
Q12. When did tea come to Europe ?
Ans: Tea came to Europe only in the sixteenth Century.
Q13. What are the words that originated from Chinese ?
Ans: Chai and Chini are the words originated from Chinese.
Q14. Where tea is drunk more as medicine than beverage ?
Ans: In Europe tea is drunk more as medicine than beverage.
Q15. Where did the boys get off ?
Ans: In Mariyani junction the boys got off.
Q16. Who was Pranjol's father ?
Ans: Pranjol's father is the manager of Dhekiabari tea estate.
Q17. What were the groups of tea pluckers doing ?
Ans: The groups of tea pluckers were plucking newly sprouted tea leaves.
Q18. When does the best tea yield ?
Ans: The best tea yields during the second sprouting period May to July.
Q19. What is the second flush or sprouting period ?
Ans: The second sprouting period is between May to July.
Extra Questions Answers:
Q1. Where were Rajvir and Pranj going and why ?
Ans: Rajvir and Pranjol were going to Assam by train. as Pranjol had invited Rajvir to spend
summer vacation. So Rajvir and Pranjol visiting Pranjol's home in Upper Assam.
Q2. What did Rajvir see while looking outside from the train ?
Ans: Rajvir saw much greenery while looking outside from the train. He was amazed to see the
soft green paddy fields and tea bushes. It was green and green everywhere. It was a
magnificent view.
Q3. In what ways is China related to tea ?
Ans: Tea was first drunk in China. In fact, the word chai and chini are chinese. There is a legend
about the discovery of tea. The legend is on a Chinese emperor.
Q4. Why did Pranjol's father say that Rajvir had done his homework before visiting Assam ?
Ans: Rajvir was excited about visiting the tea garden and thus, he studied a lot about it before
visiting the tea garden and shared his knowledge. Thus, Pranjol's father said that Rajvir had
already done his homework before visiting Assam.
