Question 102Asked in CTET February 2026 Paper 1, 8 Feb 2026

The village becoming a graveyard is a metaphor that:

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. The village becoming a graveyard is a metaphor that:
  1. Apeople are migrating to other cities.
  2. Bmore graveyards are being planned.
  3. Cpeople are living in graveyards.
  4. Dpeople are dying in large numbers.
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Correct answer: (D) people are dying in large numbers.

Explanation

Calling the whole village a graveyard suggests that people are dying in large numbers from hunger.

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

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