ReasoningEasy1 mark
8(c)
Study the picture given below and answer the questions that follow:
Why are mostly women employed to harvest it?
Topic: Tea cultivation
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Answer
Exam answer
Plucking tea is delicate, skilled work — the bud and the two youngest leaves must be picked without bruising — and women do it with the deft touch it demands.
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