Question

Write antonyms of the words from the given extract. The Scent of Rice

The first year I was late for the rice-sowing season and had to resort to growing the GR4

variety that was short term and recommended by the agricultural officers at Kosbad. The next

year we decided that we would start early and try to find some good traditional variety of rice to

grow. We had read about traditional varieties of rice and knew that they did not require very high

inputs of fertilizers. These varieties were also quite strong and resisted pests. We were sure that

it was this type of rice that would grow well in our farm where we did not use any chemicals at

all. Our previous year’s experience and low yield had taught us a lesson and we were sure we

would not plant hybrids this year.

In April 2005, we started to look for a good variety of traditional rice. It was one of our

neighbours in the village, a businessman from Mumbai who owned land, who suggested that we

plant a local scented variety of rice. Most of the farmers in and around the village of Peth

hadswitched over to hybrids. The younger generation of farmers thought I was crazy to ask for

the ‘desi’ variety, as they called it. My regular visits to the villages around searching for a good

traditional variety also did not yield any results and we were almost giving up hope.I decided to

give it one last try and spoke toBaban’s father and some other elders. After many meaningful

conversations, they mentioned the name of Kasbai.

Kasbai is a traditional long-grained rice variety which has a distinct aroma, though much

milder than Basmati. It’s a long-duration crop and most of the older people remembered growing

it years ago. But they all shook their heads when I asked them about the seeds and told me that

it had ‘disappeared​

Answer 1

Answer:

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

With fire and sword the country round

Was wasted far and wide ,

And many a childing mother then,

And new_born baby died;

But things like that , you know ,must be

At every famous victory.