Question on Virat in West Bengal board exam delights students
KOLKATA: Students appearing for their Class X board exams in West Bengal were surprised on Tuesday when they found a question on India captain Virat Kohli in the English paper.
Students happily answered the question on the cricketer, who has become a national icon.
“We wrote the answer with delight as we never expected a question like this. He is my idol,” said Shamim Akhtar, a student of Nabipur Saralabala High School in Murshidabad.
“It was a compulsory question (of 10 marks). We had to write a short profile based on the points mentioned in the question paper. But Kohli is so popular that even if points were not given, many could have written pages,” said Shreya Ghoshal, student of Midnapore Mission Girls School in West Midnapore.
Former India player from Bengal, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, who is a Trinamool Congress legislator in the assembly, appreciated the initiative to include a question on Kohli.
“Besides being an icon, Kohli’s life is about dedication, hard work and discipline, which can be an example for students. I appreciate the gesture and I hope in future there will be questions on sporting icons not only in Madhyamik but other board examinations as well,” said Shukla.
“The students were excited as they were writing on a sports icon whose exploits they appreciate on TV,” said Prasun Paria, headmaster, Moupal Deshapran Vidyapith in Salboni, West Midnapore.
More than 1.1 million students are appearing for the exams this year as against 1.07 million last year.