Kashmir University : UG 4th Semester Students Complain of 'Flwawed' Sociology, Geography Question Papers

 Kashmir University : UG 4th Semester Students Complain of 'Flwawed' Sociology, Geography Question Papers 

Kashmir University : UG 4th Semester Students Complain of 'Flwawed' Sociology, Geography Question Papers 

Srinagar, Feb 28 : The Under Graduate (UG) 4th Semester College students on Monday complained of "Wrong" questions Posted in their Sociology and Geography question papers.

The students said around for Multiple choice questions (MCQ'S) carrying 1.5 Marks each were wrongly posted in the question paper leaving the students in a state of distress.

The Student their were other mistakes in the question paper wherein some unnecessary words were included in the questions which confused the students.

“The examiner had also committed mistakes in giving options of the MCQ which was either a typo or due to some error,"The Students Said".

In a series of Geography 'A' question paper, one of the questions asked was "which of the following rivers does not flow in the rift valley"

“Things that were there about Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi. The last two rivers (Tapi and Narmada flow in the Rift Valley including the Damodar River. The two upper rivers do not flow in the Rift Valley and students must choose A or B. .

The student said similar mistakes were made in the sociology question paper.

" If a Student loses one or two marks in a paper it can cost dearly for him or he. The examiner or the one who sets the question paper should ensure that questions are posted in the paper and there should be no scope of typos as well.

“Another problem we face in exams is that the question paper setter copies online questions which are posed in NET exams. He frames the same questions for UG level students which is illogical. The college level students should be asked the question of their level not of NET level," another student said.

Controller of examination in Kashmir University (KU) Dr Majid Zamaan when contacted the matter will be looked into.

"We will send the question paper to the subject experts for their opinion and the decision will be taken accordingly. The students need not to worry," he told Greater Kashmir.