Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
The Karnataka Government has decided to adopt a no-fail policy approach for Class 7 examinations for government and private schools following the state syllabus. The report card of a student doesn’t carry ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ remark, but points to his or her strengths and weaknesses in each subject in the exams, which will flow be called Common Evaluation Exam.
(A) Students lose one year of school life after failing in any class.
(B) The school syllabus must be designed in such a way that nobody fails in any class.
(C) The standard of education may decline in state government schools.
(D) Weak students may he promoted to the next level but their knowledge may not increase.
(E) Teachers must adopt innovative ways to make studies enjoyable in school.
1) Which of the following among (A), (B), (C),(D) ( E) has been assumed in the given information (An assumption is something that is supposed or All taken for granted.)
A. Only (B)
B. Only (C)
C. Only (D)
D. Only (A)
E. Only (E)
Sol:
After failing in any class students are not promoted to next level. So D is a valid answer.
2) Which of the following among (A), (B), (C),(D) and (E) will be a probable effect of the above step taken by the State government?
A. Only (D)
B. Only (B)
C. Only (C)
D. Only (E)
E. Only (A)
Sol:
Weak students may qualify to next level but this promotion will be due to grace and not due to merit. So, A is the valid answer.
