CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

GLIMPSES OF INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What fact did Pranjol highlight about tea?
A
Assam has the largest concentration of plantations in the world
B
Tea was discovered by Chinese Emperor who had a habit of drinking boiled water
C
‘chai and ‘chini’ have originated from Chinese language
D
“almost eighty crore cups of tea are consumed everyday throughout the world”
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He always boiled water before drinking it. One day a few leaves of the twigs burning under the pot fell into the water. As a result, the boiled water got a delicious flavour. It is said they were tea leaves.

Detailed explanation-2: -(i) The fact that tea is popular in the world can be estimated from Rajvir’s remark when he said that over eighty crore cups of tea are drunk everyday in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: According to Rajvir, over eighty crore cups of tea are consumed every day around the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to a story, the tea was discovered in China. The Chinese Emperor used to drink boiled water. Once while boiling it, few leaves of a twig burning under the pot fell into it. The Emperor found the flavour delicious.

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