Bigger repetitions rock two MA Political Science papers

Nagpur: Repetitions seem to be plaguing other courses too, besides law, with same questions being asked for a whopping 52-marks and 56-marks, respectively, during two Master of Political Science papers of Nagpur University (NU) held last week.
In the first case, MA fourth semester (CBCS) students found three long questions worth 16-mark each and one short note for 4-mark to be same during the ‘Pressure Groups and Social Movements’ paper held on May 15. Within a span of two days, the same batch got three long questions worth 16-mark each and two short notes for 8-mark having similar answers during the ‘International Organizations’ paper held on May 17.
In fact, the question on ‘Social Movements’ (May 15) was repeated thrice in the same paper and that on ‘United Nations’ (May 17) for as many times. Both the papers were for total 80 marks each carrying five questions with one option in each of them.
The students said in the May 15 paper, the long question on ‘Social Movements’ was immediately repeated in the following two big questions, while Q. No. 3 was also repeated in short notes. They said the sentence construction of questions was different and would evoke similar answers in each case. They said though each long question worth 16-mark has an option, why would someone attempt other question when you can score maximum by writing the same answer.
In the May 17 paper, students didn’t get any choice in Q. No. 2 as both the alternative questions for 16-mark each were same. This question was repeated for short notes too. The Q. No. 3 was also repeated in short note in this paper.
NU officials too were shocked when TOI informed them about the repetitions in such a large number. They said administration needs to relook at paper-setters who seemed to have failed miserably in the job.
The development comes in the wake of repetition complaints in law exams on which the NU is yet come clean. The MA students who informed TOI about the goofs lamented that just like the law papers, no one would complain about the issue as it brings easy marks besides re-exam, in case it happens, will put all of them in a tight spot. The students are in final year and most of them are already employed or leaving for other cities.
Acting director of examination and evaluation Anil Hirekhan said the question papers would be examined and if the claims are found true then necessary action would be taken.