The Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) on Monday blacklisted two experts and ordered an inquiry after a question in a state civil services preliminary exam paper on whether ‘Kashmir should be handed over to Pakistan to save India’s money or if such a decision will lead to a further increase in similar demands’ has sparked a row and provoked outrage among Indian netizens, reported Hindustan Times.
The paper went viral on social media on Sunday.
The logic-based question was followed by two arguments and four objective options.
Here’s what it said Argument 1: Yes, this will save India money.
Argument 2: No, such a decision will lead to a further increase in similar demands.
A- Argument 1 is strong. B- Argument 2 is strong. C- Argument 1 and Argument 2 are both strong. D- Both Arguments 1 and 2 are not strong.
Meanwhile, MPPSC media coordinator Ravindra Panchbai said that the two experts who constituted the paper have been blacklisted for life.
He added that MPPSC has nothing to do with the paper and the question.
To maintain confidentiality, MPPSC receives a sealed envelope of the examination papers and they go directly for printing.
No officer of MPPSC is allowed to see a paper before the examination.
He added when they came to know about the paper, they took cognisance and cancelled the question.
