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Write a letter to the Editor of a national daily drawing attention to the increasing amount of plastic waste in your city and suggesting measures.
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
A formal letter addressed to "The Editor" with the newspaper's address, a subject line, an opening stating the purpose, a body setting out the problem with evidence and two or three practical suggestions, and a request that the letter be published, signed "Yours faithfully".
No citable source has been recorded for this record. Treat it as practice material, not as fact.
Explanation
A letter to the editor is written for the general public as much as for the editor, so it should be brief, factual and constructive.
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