What's wrong with the SPSC?

Written by Aamir Mahar

The Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) has remained the center of attraction for her professional incompetence and remarkable ineptitude since few years now. SPSC conducts different competitive exams and general recruitment tests for vacancies in the government departments in Sindh province. In January 2020, SPSC conducted the screening test for PMS 2020 exam. The test was of 100 MCQs with overall 100 marks, based on the negative marking of 0.25. The test carried 5 errors which were later corrected and the conducting institution had to award 6.25 marks to all candidates across the board on account of her mistakes. SPSC conducted PMS 2021 screening test on 13th March, 2021. This time, SPSC again has made more than five errors in the test so it may keep up with her past trends. I personally have observed and collected the following questions which need immediate corrections on the part of SPSC so that the hard work of the competent and aspiring candidates must not go in vain:

Paper - C (PMS 2021 Screening Test)

Q8: Chachnama was originally written in? The answer according to the key of Paper - C is (A) Sindhi but the right answer is (B) Arabic, in 753. Later, it was translated in Persian by Ali bin Hamid Alkofi in 1216.

Q18: What is sponge? The answer according to the key of Paper - C is (B) A fungus but the right answer is (C) An animal.

Q38: Uncodified constitution means? The answer for this question from the given option should be ‘(C) Flexible Constitution’ but the commission has corrected ‘(D) None of these’ as its answer.

Q42: Bad laws must be ___. The answer for this fill in the blank should be ‘(c) Repealed’ but the answer key mentions ‘(d) Finished’ as its correct answer.

Q46: Correction: The Quaid-e-Azam founded daily newspaper Dawn. There's no any mistake in the sentence. Punctuation can be used after the word 'newspaper' but it is not necessary. This question has also been highlighted by Mr Shashi Tharor, the famous writer and former international diplomat of India, on his Twitter handle.

Students have been claiming for more corrections in the answer key for other questions. Therefore, it is high time for SPSC to wake up from its deep slumber and realise the damage that is being caused by scant regard for her credibility. Thank you.