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English Core · 2023 · 5 marks
CBSE 2023 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q13
Both Bama and Zitkala-Sa were from marginalised communities. They challenged the system to bring dignity into their lives. Justify.
Both Bama and Zitkala-Sa were from marginalised communities. They challenged the system to bring dignity into their lives. Justify.
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What CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper expects an answer to cover.
Exploitation for being from marginalized communities
Both Bama and Zitkala-Sa had a traumatic childhood
were made to realize about their caste/colour through discriminatory attitude
their childhood experience scarred them for life
How they challenged
rebelled and were determined to fight against (examples for both from text)
Both worked hard to come at par with others
they grew up to become accomplished writers
through their work they challenged the system
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CBSE Class 12 English Core past-paper question from the 2023board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.