CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

GLIMPSES OF INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Tea was first drunk in China as far back as ____
A
3000 B.C.
B
2700 B.C.
C
2700 A.C.
D
2800 B.C.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The story of tea begins in China. According to legend, in 2737 BC, the Chinese emperor Shen Nung was sitting beneath a tree while his servant boiled drinking water, when some leaves from the tree blew into the water. Shen Nung, a renowned herbalist, decided to try the infusion that his servant had accidentally created.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to legend, tea was first discovered by the Chinese emperor Shennong in 2737 BC. It is said that the emperor liked his drinking water boiled before he drank it. One day, while the servant began boiling water for him, a dead leaf from a wild tea bush fell into the water.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to legend, tea has been known in China since about 2700 bce. For millennia it was a medicinal beverage obtained by boiling fresh leaves in water, but around the 3rd century ce it became a daily drink, and tea cultivation and processing began.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans. It is believed that tea was first drunk in China in 2700 B.C. Words like ‘chai and ‘chini’ are Chinese. Tea came to Europe in the sixteenth century. At first, it was used more as a medicine than as a beverage.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer. Answer: First drunk in china is tea. The words that came from Chinese is chai and chini.

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