Hornbill (Prose): The Adventure · Class 11 · CBSE · Science English
According to Rajendra Deshpande’s explanation, what caused the two different historical realities in “The Adventure”?
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According to Rajendra Deshpande’s explanation, what caused the two different historical realities in “The Adventure”?
- A.A minor difference at a critical point led to two different outcomesCorrect answer
- B.Professor Gaitonde deliberately changed the past through time travel
- C.The British secretly rewrote all historical records
- D.The two realities belonged to different planets
Solution
Rajendra applies catastrophe theory to explain that a small change at a crucial point can produce a sudden and large difference in the final result. Vishwasrao’s survival at Panipat is treated as the decisive divergence.
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