Question

Is why is the mohwa flower
valued as an article of food.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The Mohwa is one of the most important of Indian forest trees, not for its timber but for its delicious flowers. To the people of Central India it provides the most important article of food as the flowers can be stored almost indefinitely. ... The flowers taste something like pressed figs.

Answer 2

Answer:

Read the Passage given below and answer the questions that follow :

James cook, the explorer of Australia and New Zealand was born in Morton

village, Cleveland, on 28th October 1728. From his childhood , he was interested in sea

journeys. One day he made up his mind. He, too was going to sea in order to visit

beautiful lands. At the age of twenty seven, Cook had become the first mate. The first

service Cook saw was in Canada. There he was employed in the task of surveying the

St. Lawrence.

Cook on August 25, 1768 was with a company of eighty three men. They set

sail in the ship named “Endeavour”. They planned to cover a bigger part of the globe.

They reached Tahiti in the spring of 1769. Cook travelled south on his search for the

unknown country. At length he reached New Zealand.

Questions :

a) What was James Cook’s interest in childhood?

b) When did he become the first mate?

c) What was the task given to him?

d) Complete the following:

i) The first service Cook saw ………..…………....….

ii) They reached Tahiti in the ……………………….

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2) Read the Passage given below and answer the questions that follow :

The Mohwa is one of the most important of Indian forest trees, not for its timber

but for its delicious flowers. To the people of Central India it provides the most

important article of food as the flowers can be stored almost indefinitely.

The Mohwa tree has a large thick grey bark. Most of the leaves fall from

February to April and during that time the scented flowers appear hanging in close

bunches of a dozen or so. It is at night that the tree blooms and at dawn each short lived

flower falls to the ground. A couple of months after the flowering period the fruit opens.

They are fleshy green berries. They are quite large and contain from one to four shiny,

brown seeds.

The gathering of the edible Mohwa flowers is an important business to the

country people. Below the tree the ground is cleared and swept and at dawn blooms are

collected and allowed to dry out on the earth. The flowers taste something like pressed

figs. Sugar puddings and other sweetmeats are made from them. All parts of the fruits,

both ripe and unripe are used. A thick oil is extracted from the kernels, which being

yellowish, gives it the name of ‘Butter Tree’. The oil is used for cooking, making soap

and candles.