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प्रश्न
Read the poem and answer the following in a short paragraph of 8–10 sentences each.
When officialdom demands Is there a doctor in the stands?
- Why are doctors called from stands by the sponsors?
- Why does the poet make such an observation?
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उत्तर
- The doctors are called from the stands by the sponsors to attend to a badly hurt and bleeding athlete.
- The poet does not wish to swap place with either heroes or victims of brutal sports. So, he makes this remark. ,
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