Question on 2002 Gujarat violence stirs debate
The Hindu
It violated guidelines, says CBSE. Sociology teachers disagree with it
A question in the Central Board of Secondary Education’s Class 12 board examination on sociology, held on Wednesday, has created an uproar.
“The unprecedented scale and spread of anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat in 2002 took place under which Government?” asked question no. 23 in the Sociology paper. The choices offered to students were: “(a) Congress (b) BJP (c) Democratic (d) Republican.”
The CBSE said the question violated its guidelines. “A question has been asked in today’s Class 12 sociology Term 1 exam which is inappropriate and in violation of the CBSE guidelines for external subject experts for setting question papers. The CBSE acknowledges the error made and will take strict action against the responsible persons,” said a statement on the board’s official Twitter handle.
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