Question 103Asked in CTET February 2026 Paper 1, 8 Feb 2026

Kalahandi as described in the poem stands for:

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Put away the road maps now. To go there, you do not need helicopters any more; wherever there is hunger, there Kalahandi is. The god of rain turned away his face. There was not one green leaf left on the trees for supper. The whole village a graveyard. Cracked ground, drab river sand. All the plans failed; the poverty line receded further. Kalahandi as described in the poem stands for:
  1. Aprosperity
  2. Bhunger
  3. Cnatural disasters
  4. Ddevelopment
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Correct answer: (B) hunger

Explanation

The poem says 'wherever there is hunger, there Kalahandi is', so Kalahandi stands for hunger.

From CTET February 2026 Paper 1, 8 Feb 2026 — Previous Year Paper

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