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English Core · 2025 · 5 marks
CBSE 2025 · Region 7 · Set 1 · Q13
Untouchability is not only a crime, it is inhuman too. Why and how does Bama decide to fight against it? (Memories of Childhood)
Untouchability is not only a crime, it is inhuman too. Why and how does Bama decide to fight against it ? (Memories of Childhood)
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WHY
incident of elderly man of her community being humiliated by the landlord
Annan explained that they were never given any honour or dignity or respect
HOW
Annan advised her to study with care and make progress to fight/throw away the indignities
she studied hard in a frenzy and stood first in her class
voiced the oppression of caste system through her writing
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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.