Q105
What is the dominant ‘mood’ of the poem ?
- (1) sorrow
- (2) surprise
- (3) anger
- (4) relief
CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 105
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : (100-105)
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.
Solution.
CBSE answer: (1)
Answer: (1) sorrow
- The poem speaks of hunger, a village like a graveyard, cracked ground and failed plans.
- These images create a deep feeling of grief and sadness.
- There is nothing surprising or relieving in the extract.
Trap: (3) the poet may feel bitter about failed plans, but the overall tone is grief, not open anger.