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English · 2026 · 3 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 3 · Set 1 · Q8
Why did Kisa Gotami, despite her desperate efforts to find a solution for her grief, ultimately become weary and hopeless ? (The Sermon at Benares)
Official answer
From CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper.
Kisa Gotami’s only son died, wanted to bring him back to life
didn’t find any medicine, went to Buddha for the cure
he asked her to bring mustard seeds from a house where no one had died
she went from house to house all day
finally tired, sat on the wayside, weary and hopeless
flickering lights and her experience during the day, made her to understand
the inevitability of death
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CBSE Class 10 English past-paper question from the 2026board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.