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English Core · 2026 · 2 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 3 · Set 1 · Q11
The Maharaja, on the third birthday of the crown prince, gave him a special gift. What was special about the gift? (The Tiger King)
The Maharaja, on the third birthday of the crown prince, gave him a special gift. What was special about the gift ? (The Tiger King)
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presented a gift to the prince for the first time/symbolised his achievement of killing $\displaystyle 100$ tigers/ symbolic of the king's victory/ believed that it was a good piece of craftsmanship that the he got for a bargain
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