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English Core · 2025 · 5 marks
CBSE 2025 · Region 4 · Set 1 · Q12
How do the characters of Rajkumar Shukla from 'Indigo' and William Douglas from 'Deep Water' compare and contrast in terms of their courage,…
How do the characters of Rajkumar Shukla from 'Indigo' and William Douglas from 'Deep Water' compare and contrast in terms of their courage, constraints, and determination ?
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Both Rajkumar Shukla and William Douglas were courageous enough to face problems and overcome them/ both were determined and resolute in overcoming challenges/ both had immense patience
Douglas spent months in training and conquering his fear/ learnt swimming and tested himself in different water bodies/ successful in overcoming his fear
Douglas had fear of water since childhood/ deepened by two misadventures/ could not enjoy water sports / wherever he went, the haunting fear of water followed him
Shukla- unwavering in his commitment to seeking justice / followed Gandhi until he consented/ decided he would not go back to Champaran without Gandhi and finally achieved his goal.
Shukla was illiterate and poor/fear stricken/ suffered in the hands of landlords
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CBSE Class 12 English Core past-paper question from the 2025board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.