Jharkhand Cancels 44 Recruitment Exams Over Irregularities
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The Jharkhand government has cancelled 44 recruitment exams. Jharkhand is a state in India. The government said there were irregularities in the exams. Irregularities means the exams were not fair or correct.
The government made a list of all 44 cancelled exams. These exams were for recruitment. Recruitment means choosing people for jobs. Many people wanted these jobs.
The exams were cancelled to stop problems. But now many candidates feel worried. A candidate is a person who takes a test for a job. One candidate told his wife she could end their marriage because he is scared about losing his job chance.
People also compared these protests to another protest at a place called Jantar Mantar. Jantar Mantar is a famous protest place in India. This news shows how job problems affect people's daily lives.
Vocabulary15 words
- irregularities
- things done in a wrong or unfair way
- list
- many names or things written together
- recruitment
- choosing people for jobs
- candidate
- a person who takes a test for a job
- cancelled
- stopped; not happening anymore
- government
- the group that runs a country or state
- state
- a big part of a country
- protest
- when people show they are angry about something
- job
- work that a person does for money
- marriage
- when two people become husband and wife
- worried
- feeling scared or unhappy about something
- fair
- right and equal for everyone
- problem
- something bad that needs fixing
- famous
- known by many people
- afraid
- feeling scared
Quiz
Answer key
1. 44 2. Because of irregularities 3. True
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The Jharkhand government has cancelled _____ recruitment exams.
Jharkhand is a state in _____.
The government said there were _____ in the exams.
The government made a _____ of all 44 cancelled exams.
These exams were for _____.
Many candidates now feel _____.
One candidate told his wife she could end their _____.
People compared the protests to Jantar _____.