sweeper’s job

Which is the biggest constellation?

Who was the 44th Chief Justice of India?

Which acid is found in vinegar?

What is gynoecium?

Name the protest called by freedom fi ghters after the partition of Bengal?

Indian Institute of Management

BMC

BJP MLC Bhai Girkar

BMC chief Ajoy Mehta

State Legislature

To prove how tough the exam is, we put five Univ students to the test meant for conservancy job aspirants.The questions you just read are not taken from entrance exams theconducts for its applicants. These are a part of the general knowledge test that applicants must clear before they are hired by theas sweepers, hospital ward boys, and crematorium assistants.While the applicants for the BMC’s conservancy jobs being put through such irrelevant questions was raised in the Legislative Council yesterday by the, who has demanded a stay on the recruitment process, Mirror put five scholars to test with these questions.Three of them did not get any answers right, one fared slightly better with two correct answers, while the best effort was three correct answers (see below).The BMC received nearly four lakh applications for the 2,500 conservancy posts. The candidates had to pay Rs 800 to appear for the test, and those selected will get a monthly pay of Rs 13,000 to Rs 15,000.MLC Girkar, who wants the current process for recruiting conservancy workers scrapped, said it was “bizarre” and “without application of mind” that such questions were asked for posts where eligibility criteria was Std X pass. “They are putting applicants through online test when most of them barely know how to start a computer. Questions should be relevant to the job a person is applying for. I have demanded an immediate stay on the recruitment process,” he said.refused to comment on the matter saying thewas on, even as another senior BMC official said the test was a “resounding success”. “Around 1.6 lakh applicants have scored 60% marks,” he claimed.