Hi Everyone!! This article will share The Sea Buck Thorn – Nature’s Miracle Fruit Questions & Answers.
In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of Instead of The War Drum, Tansen – The Musical Genius and Daffodils so, you can check these posts as well.
The Sea Buck Thorn – Nature’s Miracle Fruit Questions & Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct option:
1. The author calls sea-buck thorn ‘miraculous fruit’ as It
(a) grows on thorny bushes
(b) has medicinal properties
(c) provides livelihood to many women
2. The Ladakhi women are concerned with the factory being setup to make sea-buck thorn juice as they feel
(a) the new comers will harvest all their fruit
(b) the fruit will lose its medicinal qualities
(c) the local community would become poor
Question 2: Fill in the blanks.
1. The women get down to work.
2. As we wash the fruit, we chat with the help of a translator.
3. Many thoughts come to mind as I watch them.
4. The berries will be pulped and juiced later.
5. I am jolted out of my reverie.
6. I wonder what has happened to the fears that the women of Chushot and Shey had voiced.
Question 3: Write True or False for the following statements:
1. Soon the tubs are filled and we carry them to the backyard of a boat – False
2. The car does not come to a halt and I am jolted out of my reverie – False
3. I barely manage to read the words as the taxi that I am travelling in Pune, whizzes past – True
4. The women formed a cooperative over 8 years ago – False
5. This is the product from the factory that the women had spoken about – True
6. The berry has travelled thousands of miles to add to a variety of beverages – True
Question 4: What are the benefits of sea-buckthorn fruit?
Answer: The sea buck thorn fruit, also known as ‘Holy fruit of the Himalayas’, besides being the richest source of Vitamin-C, contains nutrients and photo-chemicals that may help cure inflammatory disorders, cancer and other diseases.
Question 5: How does the fruit get harvested?
Answer: When the buck thorn shrubs are laden with small, yellowish-orange, round berries it is time to harvest the fruit. The fruits are too small to pluck and trees are thorny. So, one person gently taps the branches with a stick, while two hold a tub below to catch the fruit.
Question 6: Describe the production of sea-buck thorn juice.
Answer: After collecting the berries in tubs, the berries are washed cleaned and sent to the factory. Here the berries are pulped and juiced. The fresh juice is then poured in neatly washed and labelled glass bottles.
Question 7: What did the narrator notice?
Answer: The narrator noticed a row of Leh Berry tetra packs jostling for space along with long established brands.
Question 8: Why does the narrator want to scream?
Answer: The narrator wanted to scream out to tell the story of the sea-buckthorn, of ‘nature’s miraculous fruit’ to the group of teenagers who were sipping their juice in the shop.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.