Questions on Modi in English paper spook Rajasthan students with spelling errors

Several spelling mistakes were spotted in a series of questions on PM Narendra Modi in the English paper for class 10 students in Rajasthan.

Jaipur, Dec 13: It is a clear case of sycophancy gone horribly wrong.

The government teachers in Jaipur, Rajasthan in an attempt to be in the good books of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government have decided to quiz students on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The questions were found on the English exam paper for the half-yearly examinations of class 10 students.

But to the astonishment of the examinees, the questions on Modi were riddled with spelling mistakes.

However, the district education officer refused to comment on the controversy. He said he won't say anything before receiving a report on the same.

Rajsathan: Students of Class 10 in Jaipur's govt schools received English question paper in half-yearly exam, with questions on PM Modi, riddled with spelling mistakes; District Education Officer says he won't say anything before receiving a report on the same. pic.twitter.com/Pezys0pEi3

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2017

Ratan S Yadav, the Jaipur district education officer, tried to douse the controversy over spelling mistakes in class 10 English question paper by stating that they were "printing mistakes".

"Maybe there were a few printing mistakes. We have a committee which reviews matters like this when it is brought to their notice. If the mistake is huge we give bonus marks to students. I can't say anything before the committee gives a report," Yadav was quoted as saying by ANI.

Maybe there were few printing mistakes. We have committee which reviews matters like this when it is brought to their notice. If mistake is huge we give bonus marks to students. I can't say anything before committee gives a report: Ratan S Yadav, Jaipur District Education Officer pic.twitter.com/WV2m1G8OiH

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2017

If one goes through the paper, it clearly shows that the teachers who have set the questions lack knowledge in rudimentary English. It is the teachers who first need to brush up their English before testing students.

The question paper has silly mistakes like the spelling of Gujarat spelt as Gujrat, speaker as spoker and crowd-puller as craod-puller, to name a few.

The series of questions on Modi is based on a huge paragraph where the examiners have "eulogised" the PM to the hilt.

At a time when "liberals and leftists" have alleged that the ruling BJP government at the Centre is engaged in the saffronisation of education, the latest controversy on class 10 English question paper for Rajasthan students is likely to further defame the PM for promoting himself in school curriculum through his "stooges".

Recently, questions pertaining to globalisation and Goods and Services Tax (GST) and linking them to Manu and Kautilya in the Political Science question paper for the students of Master of Arts (MA) in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh created a storm.

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