১। Who was Pranjol ?
Ans: Pranjol was a youngster of/from Assam. He was a Rajvir’s classmate at school in Delhi.
২। Who was Rajvir?
Ans: Rajvir was a classmate of Pranjol. Both Rajvir and Pranjol read in the same class in a school of Delhi.
৩। Who was Pranjol’s father? What did he work or where did he work?
or
Who was Mr. Barua? Where did he work in?
Ans: The name of Pranjol’s father was Mr. Barua. He worked as the manager of a tea garden in upper Assam. The name of the tea garden was ‘Dhekiabari Tea Estate’.
৪। What is Vendor?
One who sells things is called Vendor.
৫। How many cups of tea Pranjol asked from the vendor in the train compartment?
Ans: Pranjol asked two cups of tea from the vendor in the train compartment.
৬। Where did Rajvir come from accompaniment with Pranjol and where did they go?
Ans: Rajvir came from Delhi in accompaniment with Pranjol and they were going to Pranjol’s house in Assam.
৭। What did Rajvir and Pranjol sip (drink) in the train compartment?
Ans: Both Rajvir and Pranjol sipped the streaming hot liquid of tea in the train compartment.
৮। What did everyone in the train compartment drink?
Ans: Everyone in the train compartment drank the streaming hot liquid of tea.
৯। According to Rajvir how many cups of tea are drunk in everyday throughout the world?
Ans: Rajvir informed that over eighty crore cups of tea are drunk in everyday throughout the world.
gave way to the tea bushes.
the train compartment?
or
What did Pranjol bury his nose in the train compartment?
Ans: Pranjol buries his nose and read detective book in the train compartment.
১১। Why did Rajvir nor ardent/read the detective stories in the train compartment?
Ans: Actually, Rajvir too was an ardent fan of detective stories. But at that moment, he was busy on looking at the beautiful scenery.
১২। What had never seen by Rajvir before?
Ans: Rajvir had never seen so much greenery before.
১৩। What presented ‘a magnificent view’?
Ans: ‘A magnificent view’ presented the beautiful scenery of the tea gardens and the greenery scenery which was seen from near at large. Against the backdrop of densely wooded hills, a sea of tea bushes stretched as far as the eye could see. Dwarfing the tiny tea plants were tall sturdy shade-trees and amidst the orderly rows of bushes busily moved doll like figures.
These scenes were seen by Rajvir from the train./These were the scenes from outside the train.
১৪। How was the scenery outside the train?
Or: Describe the scenery outside the train.
Or: What were the scenery Rajvir seen from outside the train?
Ans: Outside the train, there was most beautiful scenery. The scenery was fulfilled with beautiful tea gardens and the greenery scenery everywhere. The soft green paddy fields gave way to tea bushes. Against the backdrop of densely wooded hills, a sea of tea bushes stretched. Dwarfing the tiny tea plants were under the tall sturdy shade trees. In the distant, there was an ugly building with smoke billowing out of tall chimneys. These were the scenery that seen by Rajvir.
১০। What was read by Pranjol in Rajvir from the train or outside the train.
১৫। What was the Chinese legend about tea?
Or Describe the Chinese Legend about tea.
Ans: According to the Chinese Legend, once upon a time there was a Chinese emperor. He always boiled water before drinking it. One day, a few leaves of twigs burning under the pot fell into the water./One day a few leaves of branches burning under the pot fell into the water. It gave a delicious flavor. It was said that these (they) were the tea leaves.
১৬। What was the the Indian Legend about tea.
or describe the Indian Legend about tea.
Ans: According to Indian Legend, once upon a time there was an ancient Buddhist ascetic/monk named Bodhidharma. Once, he cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy during meditations. After that, ten tea plants grew out of the eyelids. When the leaves of these plants put in hot water and drank then banished sleep. It was said that these (they) were the tea leaves.
১৭। Describe the scenery of both the sides of the gravel road seen by Rajvir and Pranjol.
Or
Describe the scenery of Dhekiabari Tea Estate.
Ans: The Dhekiabari Tea Estate was reached after crossed a cattle-bridge. On both sides of the gravel road, there were acre upon acre of tea bushes. The tea bushes were all neatly pruned to the same height. With bamboo baskets on backs and wearing plastic aprons, the groups of tea-pluckers were plucking the newly sprouted leaves. These are the beautiful scenery that was seen in the Dhekiabari Tea Estate.
১৮। What did give way to the tea bushes?
Ans: The soft green paddy fields
১৯। What was meant the doll like figures in amidst the orderly rows of bushes?
Ans: Dwarfing the tiny tea plants was meant the doll like figures in amidst the orderly rows of bushes. The tiny tea plants were tall sturdy shade-trees and amidst the orderly rows of bushes which busily moved doll-like figures.
২০। What had seen in the distant from the train by Rajvir?
Ans: In the distance from the train, Rajvir had seen an ugly building with smoke billowing out of tall chimneys.
২১। Why did Pranjol not react / share the excitement by Rajvir at see the tea garden?
Ans: Pranjol had been born and brought up on a tea plantation (Dhekiabari). So, he did not react or share the Rajvir excitement.
২২। Name the plantation which amounts to the largest concentration of tea plantations in the world?
Ans: Assam has the largest concentration of tea plantation in the world.
২৩। What did the Chinese emperor do before drinking water?
Ans: The Chinese emperor always boiled water before drinking it.
২৪। Who was Bodhidharma? What did Bodhidharma do?
Ans: Bodhidharma was an ancient Buddhist ascetic/monk.He cut off his eyelids because of felt sleepy during his meditation’s time.
২৫। How many tea plants were produced from the Budhidharma’s eyelids?
Ans: Ten tea plants grew out of the Bodhidharma’s eyelids.
২৬। What banished Bodhidharma’s sleep?
Ans: Bpdhidharma’s sleep was banished by drinking the hot water where the ten tea plants put in which produced from Bodhidharma’s eyelids.
২৭। Where was tea first drunk and when?
Ans: Tea was first drunk in China and it was used as far as back as 2700 B.C. (Before Christ).
২৮। State the words that come from Chinese?
Ans: ‘Tea’, ‘Chai’, ‘Chini’, etc these words are come from Chinese.
২৯। When was tea first used in Europe? What or how was tea looked at in Europe?
Ans: Tea was first used in Europe in the sixteenth century. In Europe, tea was drunk more as medicine than as beverage.
৩০। Name the railway junction or station where Pranjol and Rajvir finally got off?
Ans: Pranjol and Rajvir finally got off in the Mariani Junction.
৩১। Who were waiting to receive Pranjol and Rajvir at the railway station?
Ans: Pranjol’s parents were waiting for Pranjol and Rajvir at the railway station.
৩২। What did they cross before entered the Dhekiabari Tea Estate?
Ans: They crossed a cattle bridge before entered the Dhekiabari Tea Estate.
৩৩। What did the tea pluckers wear or put in and what did they do or pluck?
Ans: The groups of tea pluckers wore plastic aprons and with bamboo baskets on their backs, they were plucking the newly sprouted leaves of tea.
৩৪। Where did the tea-pluckers put the tea leaves and where were they working?
Ans: The tea-pluckers put the tea leaves in their bamboo baskets and they were working in the Dhekiabari Tea Estate.
৩৫। Why did Pranjol’s father slow their car? Ans: Pranjol’s father slowed down their car to allow a tractor, pulling a trailer-load of tea leaves, to pass.
৩৬। What is the second flush or sprouting period of tea? When does the time/period yield the best tea?
Ans: The second-flush or sprouting period lasted from May to July. The Second-flush or sprouting period which lasted from May to July yields the best tea.
৩৭। Why did Pranjol’s father surprised?
Ans: When Rajvir told that the second flush or sprouting period lasts from May to July and yields the best tea. Then, Pranjol’s father surprised and said that he seem to had done his homework before coming there.