Compilation Vol 3 Corrected (1-943).pmd - Goa Public Service ...

364
response which you consider the best. In any case, choose ONLY ONE response for
each item.”
The paper was not essay type. It was objective type, therefore, the candidates were required to
choose the best answer out of the given options.
In some of the subject-papers the petitioners have objected the questions which have been repeated.
As the key answers are the same, therefore, a question, which has been repeated, cannot be said to
be a wrong question. Objection has also been raised to certain questions of some subject-papers on
the ground that those are out of syllabus. The opinion of the examiner obtained by the Commission
refutes the correctness of the objection. The Court cannot act as an expert to make such an exercise
to find out whether the objected questions are within the syllabus or outside the same. The opinion of
the examiner can be accepted in this behalf.
This apart, the petitioners have questioned the correctness of some questions of optional papers, in
regard to which the Commission has not taken any stand whatsoever. For instance, Q.Nos.28, 56 &
67 of Chemistry paper in “A” series were objected to on the ground that there was no correct functional
group given in the option or there was no correct option, but the Commission has not taken any stand
so as to say whether the correct functional group was given in Q.No.56 or whether Q.Nos.28 & 67
had one of the correct options. In the absence of specific stand of the Commission as regard the
correctness of these questions, it is to be assumed that the Commission impliedly admits that these
questions are wrong. Likewise, for the same reason Q.Nos.101 & 110 of Law, Q.No.43 of Political
Science and Q.No.89 of Zoology subject-papers in “A” series, and Q.Nos.29, 56, 77, 100 & 112 of
Mathematics subject-paper in “B” series are also treated as wrong questions and, therefore, deserved
deletion.
From the above factual position, it is evident that apart from 64 wrong questions, which the
Commission on its own deleted, many more questions pointed out also deserved deletion under the
methodology adopted by the Commission. If that is done now, the merit of the candidates, who have
been short-listed for the Main Examination and of those who have remained unsuccessful, would
come to be largely altered, which may result in ouster of some of the selected/short-listed candidates
from the select list and inclusion of some of the unsuccessful candidates in the select list because of
consequent improvement in their merit position.
Jammu & Kashmir PSC
The contention of Mr. Raina, learned counsel for the Commission is that the individual merit position
of most of the writ petitioners is so low that even if they get the benefit of deletion of more questions,
even then they cannot reach near the merit of last selected candidate.