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English Core · 2025 · 5 marks
CBSE 2025 · Region 1 · Set 1 · Q5
You are Kirti / Keshav of 7, M.G. Road, Jhansi. You observe that students who come on a one day picnic to public parks leave plastic bottles and…
You are Kirti / Keshav of $\displaystyle 7$, M.G. Road, Jhansi. You observe that students who come on a one day picnic to public parks leave plastic bottles and cans, littered all over the park. You are disturbed by the sight of this and write a letter to the editor of a national daily suggesting ways to inculcate civic sense among students. You may use some of the cues given along with your own ideas to draft the letter.
What is the role of parents and school in inculcating civic sense ?
Ways to sensitize students
Involve them in community projects
emphasize on civic responsibility
Demonstrate civic behaviour in daily routine
Board’s value points
What CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper expects an answer to cover.
concerns- to highlight the lack of civic sense amongst the youth
manifestation- parks littered with waste/loud music/unruly conduct
consequences of the issue
role of stakeholders in combating the issue
measures to be adopted
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