Mitosis gives two identical daughter cells and is for growth, while meiosis gives four non-identical ones and is for gametes—it's all about crossing over in prophase I that shuffles genes. In CBSE, it's usually a 3 or 5 marker, often with diagrams.
I know this because last monsoon, stuck in the shop with no customers, I drew the stages over and over on invoice paper, the torchlight on my notes while the rain came down. My sister heard me muttering 'metaphase, anaphase' on the phone and laughed, saying our family's shop has more divisions than my textbook.
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