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English · 2025 · 3 marks
CBSE 2025 · Region 1 · Set 1 · Q9
Today reading books is on the decline because of the prevalence of electronic media. Contrarily, earth is saved by a 'Book' in the chapter ''The Book…
Today reading books is on the decline because of the prevalence of electronic media. Contrarily, earth is saved by a 'Book' in the chapter ''The Book That Saved the Earth''. Elaborate.
Official answer
A seemingly innocuous book containing nursery rhymes plays a
pivotal role in saving the earth from destruction.
Martian invasion was prevented because of the book
The book, discovered by the inhabitants of a faraway planet,
contains nursery rhymes from Earth’s literature, which the aliens
misinterpret as factual accounts of historical events.
The misunderstanding arises when the aliens lacking knowledge of
Earth’s culture and language, mistake the nursery rhymes for an
accurate depiction of human history.
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