CBSE 2024, Set 1

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Read the following extract from "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" (Flamingo) and answer the question:

*Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen,
Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.
They do not fear the men beneath the tree;
They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.*

Which of the following are symbolised by the 'tigers' in the extract above?

I. masculine world
II. feminine world
III. world of bold, fearless creatures
IV. world of beautiful handicrafts

(A) I, II and III
(B) II, III and IV
(C) III and IV
(D) I, III and IV A). I, II and III B). II, III and IV C). III and IV D). I, III and IV

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The correct answer is D. **Correct Answer: (D) I, III and IV**

The tigers symbolise the masculine world (fearless, dominant, unchained by patriarchal oppression), the world of bold and fearless creatures (they do not fear men), and the world of beautiful handicrafts (they are embroidered on a screen). They do NOT represent the feminine world — Aunt Jennifer herself is suppressed and fearful, the opposite of her tigers.

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