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English Core · 2024 · 5 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 4 · Set 3 · Q12
'Lost Spring' and 'Indigo' highlight the apathy of society and exploitation by those in power. Elaborate.
'Lost Spring' and 'Indigo' highlight the apathy of society and exploitation by those in power. Elaborate.
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Lost spring :
no schools, education for the rag pickers
apathy towards the poor
false hope for education
poor living and working conditions for bangle makers
child labour
apathy of the middlemen, sahukars, bureaucrats etc.
Indigo:
apathy of planters towards sharecroppers
forced to abide by $\displaystyle 15$% arrangement
extracted money deceitfully as compensation
the well offs were apathetic to miserable living conditions of the poor
the lawyers charged a heavy fee from the poor peasants
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CBSE Class 12 English Core past-paper question from the 2024board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.