Section- I Prose
Q1 A) Read the extract and complete the activities given below
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The tales of Kasbai made us more determined to get it. We decided that if we did
manage to get some seeds this would be a great rice to grow. I thought the
government may know something about it. A visit to the agricultural officer was
enlightening. He had not even heard of this rice variety. He said the villagers were
taking me for a ride and there was no rice by this name. He rattled off the names
of a number of latest hybrids and even offered to give me some of
them free of cost for a trial. Cursing myself for wasting time with him I moved on
to the next destination.
This time it was the Adivasi Mahamandal at Kasa which buys rice from the
Adivasi villagers on behalf of the government. Kasbai did not figure in their files.
A good indication why people did not grow it any more. The market itself did not
recognize the rice, so if you grew it you would not be able to sell it. However, the
officer incharge here had more knowledge of rice and did remember Kasbai
being sold to him a few years ago.
So when I in Dhanivari, Baban and I started looking for Devu Handa and found a
greying old man wearing a cap, sitting outside his house on a charpoy. An ex-
sarpanch of the village, he had acres of land, a huge house and a large family.
After exchanging the usual pleasantries we came to the topic of Kasbai. The mere
mention of Kasbai and Devu Handa drifted into the past. His eyes turned dreamy
and with a tremble in his voice he told us how the entire village at one time grew
only Kasbai. He said, "There was a time when people passing our village during
lunchtime would be forced to stop and ask for a meal. Such was the alluring
aroma of Kasbai." The entire area would have this heady aroma hanging in the air
as all the houses cooked the same rice. Today, he said, no one grew Kasbai and
everyone had shifted to growing the new hybrid varieties. He claimed he had
to force himself to eat this rice that was so insipid!
A1) Write the following sentences and write whether they are true/false 2
1) Devu Handa had a small house and no land
2) The officer incharge at Kasa had more knowledge of rice and kasbai
3) Devu Handa said that today no one grew kasbai and every one had shifted
to growing the new hybrid varieties
4) The agriculture officer was aware about kasbai rice and offered him
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Answers
Answer:
A. 1)false
2) true
3) true
4) true
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Answer:
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
Explanation:
Kasbai is a type of traditional long grained rice which has a specific aroma like to Basmati though much milder. It's a long duration crop and most of the older people recollects growing it years ago.
1) Devu Handa had a small house and no land- False
Correct Statement- He was an ex-Sarpanch of the village, he had acres of land, a huge house and a large family.
2) The officer in charge at Kasa had more knowledge of rice and Kasbai- False
Correct Statement- The author thought that the Government may know something about it. But the visit to the agricultural officer was enlightening for the author. The officer had not even heard of this rice variety.
3) Devu Handa said that today no one grew kasbai and every one had shifted to growing the new hybrid varieties- True
Correct Statement- The mere mention of Kasbai and Devu Handa drifted into the past. His eyes turned dreamy and with a tremble in his voice he told us how the entire village at one time grew only Kasbai. Today, he said, no one grew Kasbai and everyone had shifted to growing the new hybrid varieties.
4) The agriculture officer was aware about kasbai rice and offered him- False
Correct Statement- The agricultural officer had not even heard of this rice variety. He said the villagers were taking the author for a ride and there was no rice by this name. He rattled off the names of a number of latest hybrids and even offered to give the author some of them free of cost for a trial.
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