Ans: Rajvir is Pranjol's classmate, who also studies at a school in Delhi.
2. Who is Pranjol ?
Ans: Pranjol is a youngster from Assam who studies at a school in Delhi.
3. What is Pranjol's father ?
Ans : Pranjol's father is a manager of a tea garden in upper Assam.
4. Where did Rajvir come in accompaniment with Pranjol ?
Ans: Rajvir came in upper Assam accompaniment with Pranjol.
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5. What did Rajvir and Pranjol sip in the train compartment ?
Ans: Rajvir and Pranjol sipped steaming hot tea in the train compartment.
6. What was read by Pranjol in the train compartment ?
Ans: Pranjol read a detective book in the train compartment.
7. What presented a magnificent view ?
Ans: The sea of tea bushes presented a magnificent view.
8. What had never been seen by Rajvir before ?
Ans :- Rajvir had never seen so much greenery before like that in upper Assam.
9. Name the place which amounts to the largest concentration of tea plantations in the world.
Ans: Assam.
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10. What did the Chinese emperor do before drinking water ?
Ans :- The Chinese emperor always used to boil water before drinking it.
11. Who was Bodhidharma ?
Ans :- Bodhidharma was an ancient buddhist ascetic.
12. What did Bodhidharma do ?
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Ans :- Bodhidharma used to always felt sleepy during meditation. So, one day he cut off his eyelids and it is said that ten tea plants grew out the eyelieds .
when that tea leaves are drunk with water it would banished sleep.
13. What banished Bodhidharma's sleep ?
Ans :- Tea plants when drank with hot water banished Bodhidharma's sleep.
14. When was tea first sipped in China as per Rajvir ?
Ans:- Tea was first sipped in China as far back as 2700 B.C.
15. What was tea looked at in Europe ?
Ans :- Tea was looked at more as medicine than as beverage in Europe.
16. what are the two chinese words that came from china ?
Ans :- The two words are 'chai' and 'chini' that came from china.
17. what was the name of the Tea estate mentioned in the story "Tea from Assam".
Ans :- Dhekiabari tea estate.
18. What were the tea-pluckers wearing and carrying while working on both sides of the gravel road?
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Ans :- The tea-pluckers were wearing plastic aprons and carrying bamboo baskets on their backs.
19. when is the second-flush or sprouting period of tea in Assam ?
Ans :- The second-flush or sprouting period of tea lasts from May to July and yields the best tea.
20. Who is Pranjol's father ?
Ans:- Pranjol's father is Mr. Barua.
21. Describe the Indian legend about tea.
Ans :- Bodhidharma, an
ancient Buddhist ascetic, 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 drunk banished sleep.
22. Describe the Chinese legend about tea.
Ans :- There’s the 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 flavour. It is
said they were tea leaves.
Q. Describe the view of Dhekiabari tea garden in upper Assam.
Ans:- Dhekiabari tea garden is a tea estate and tea garden located in the Upper Assam. There are green forests and paddy fields on the way and some tea bushes.
All the tea bushes are neatly trimmed to the same height. There are also groups of tea-pluckers with bamboo baskets on their backs.