Q1-What did Rajvir see on his way to Assam?
Q2-Which are the two legends that are related to the origin of tea?
Q3-How did Rajvir describe the scene when he reach the tea garden?
Class 10 English Ch Glimpse of India Part 3 Tea from Assam
Answers
Q.1 : On his way, while going to Assam, Rajvir viewed a very beautiful scenario. He saw greenery all around. He told that he have never seen such greenery before in his life. Also, he saw many bushes of tea.
Q.2 : The two legends related to the tea origin are :
Indian Legend : A monk named "Bodhidharma" once felt very sleepy while he was meditating. So, he cut off his eye lids. Then, from those eye lids, ten plants arosed. When those tea leaves were mixed in water and drunk, sleep would get banished.
Chinese Legend : An emperor of China use to always drink water which is boiled. Suddenly, once, some leaves fell in the water. It banished sleep and these leaves were then named as 'tea'.
Q.3 : When Rajivir reached in the garden of tea, he was mesmerised by the beauty. He saw acres of tea bushes everywhere. Also, he saw women who were carrying baskets made of bamboo on their back and plucking the tea leaves.