‘All men are dogs’ is VRO teaser
State job exam question angers netizens
‘All Men are Dogs’, the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) has stated in a recruitment exam. The question asked candidates sitting in the exam for village revenue officers (VRO), to select the right answer based on the following two statements: ‘All men are dogs’ and ‘All dogs are cats’.
The question which compared men to dogs has led to some anger among men on social media platforms after
NETIZENS questioned the screening process for question papers for allowing such a question to stand in an exam taken by around seven lakh candidates in Telangana state.
the image of the question paper went viral. They questioned the screening process for question papers for allowing such a question to stand in an exam taken by around seven lakh candidates in Telangana state.
“It’s despicable on the part of officials who set this question as part of VRO selection. I pity the state of affairs. I wonder how these guys who drafted the paper got selected in the first place. Complete lack of sense, clarity and dignity. It also shows the lack of decency and respect for fellow beings and how uneducated they are. I am sure even dogs and cats will not like this, leave alone men,” said Satya Pamula, a resident of Saidabad.
C. Hanumanth Rao, a city resident, saw the question on a Whatsapp group. “It is surprising that such a question has appeared in an examination in which seven lakh aspirants have written and finally all the male aspirants might have confessed that they are dogs and cats. In an exam which is conducted by a responsible commission it shows that there is no screening of questions,” he said.
He said, ‘the way in which the feelings of men have been hurt is disturbing’.
‘All Men are Dogs’, the Telangana State Public Service Commission has stated in a recruitment exam. The question asked candidates sitting in the exam for village revenue officers, to select the right answer based on the following two statements: “All men are dogs” and “All dogs are cats”.
C. Hanumanth Rao, a city resident said because it is about males “it may not be highlighted but in the next exam if the same is replaced by women then it may draw attention.”
V Sasidhar, a resident of Kukatpally said, ‘’Why gender bias against men? In a competitive exam how can the Government/Institute that is conducting this exam degrade a section of society? It is ridiculous and we demand an apology on behalf of all men.”
Ganta Chakrapani, chairman, Telangana State Public Service Commission said, “It is difficult to comment as you all know that we do not see the question papers. Some experts in the field prepare the question paper which nobody else can open, read, and change from the commission’s side. Confidential departments will deal with all these things.’’