Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below – Cardamom, the queen of all spices, has a history as old as the human race. It is the dried fruits of a herbaceous perennial plant. Warm humid climate, loamy soil rich in organic matter, distributed rainfall and special cultivation and processing methods are all combine to make Indian cardamom truly unique in aroma, flavour, size and it has a parrot green colour. Two types of cardamom are produced in India. The first type is the large one, which has not much significance as it is not traded in the future market. It is cultivated in the North-Eastern area of the country. The second type is produced in the Southern states and these are traded in the future market. These are mainly cultivated in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. As per the future market rules, only 7mm quality was previously traded in exchanges. But later, it relaxed its norms, and now 6mm quality is also traded in the exchanges. Cardamom is an expensive spice, second only to saffron. Indian cardamom is known in two main varieties: Malabar cardamom and Mysore Cardamom. The Mysore variety contains levels of cineol and limonene and hence are more aromatic. India was the world's largest producer and exporter of cardamom till the 1980s. By the 1990s Guatemala emerged as the leading producer and exporter of cardamom. The main harvest season of cardamom in India is between August and February. Cardamom reaches the yielding stage two years after planting. The primary physical markets of cardamon are Kumily, Vandenmodu, Jhekkady, Puliyarmala in Kerala andBodynaikkanur and Cumbum in Tamil Nadu. Kerala is the main producer of cardamom and contributes up to60% in total production. Karnataka produces around 25% cardamom of the total production. Ooty is the main producer of cardamom in Tamil Nadu and contributes around 10-15% of the total production. Besides India, Guatemala also produces around 2, 200-ton cardamom. On the other hand, India produces nearly 1,000 - 2,000-ton cardamom per year. Due to the low quality of cardamom from Guatemala, it remains available at cheaper rates.
Now answer the following questions.
1. (i) Which type of plant is Cardamom? *
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Coniferophyte
Herbaceous
Monocotyledons
Gymnosperms
1. (ii) What is special about the Mysore quality of cardamom? *
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It contains calcium and iron.
It gives a foul smell.
It contains carbohydrates.
It is more aromatic.
1. (iii) What role does Guatemala play in the world market? *
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It is the biggest importer of cardamom.
It is the leading producer of cardamom.
It is the biggest exporter of cardamom.
Both B & C
1. (iv) When does India harvest cardamom? *
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(a) Between August and February.
(b) Between January and July.
(c) Both A & B.
1. (v) How many months cardamom needs to reach the yielding stage? *
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10 months
6 months
24 months
12 months
1. (vi) Why is the cardamom from Guatemala available at cheaper rates? *
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because of it’s good quality
because of it’s low quality
because of its high demand
all the above
1. (vii) What is the synonym of ‘permanent’? *
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unique
perennial
exotic
old
1. (viii) What is the synonym of ‘fragrance’? *
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Answers
Answer:
1( i) Herbaceoud
1(ii)it is more aromatic
1(iii)b and c
1(iv)August and February
1(v)24 months
1(vi)because of it's low quality
1(vii)perennial
1(viii)aromatic
Answer:
Explanation:
From the given passage we have to find out the answers of given questions.
(i) Which type of plant is Cardamom?
From given options and from above passage the correct answer is Herbaceous . which is option number 3.
(ii) What is special about the Mysore quality of cardamom?
From given options and above passage correct option is - It is more aromatic. Which option number 4. So correct answer is - it is more aromatic.
(iii) What role does Guatemala play in the world market?
Here the correct option is option number D which is both B and C that is- It is the leading producer of cardamom and It is the biggest exporter of cardamom. This answer are true as per the given passage.
(iv) When does India harvest cardamom?
Here the correct option is option number A which is Between August and February.
(v) How many months cardamom needs to reach the yielding stage?
Option number C is correct which is 24 months.
(vi) Why is the cardamom from Guatemala available at cheaper rates?
correct option is B which is-because of it’s low quality
(vii) What is the synonym of ‘permanent’?
perennial which is option number B is correct
(viii) What is the synonym of ‘fragrance’?
The synonym of fragrance is aromatic.