Jharkhand Cancels Exam After Student Protests, But Demand for CBI Probe Remains
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Students in Jharkhand, a state in India, have been protesting for weeks.
They were angry about a recruitment exam called JSSC-CGL. A private firm ran the exam.
The students said the exam had problems. They wanted the government to cancel it.
Now, the Jharkhand government has agreed. The Chief Minister is Hemant Soren. He said the exam will be cancelled.
Other exams run by the same firm will also be cancelled.
But the students want more. They want a CBI probe into the firm.
CBI is a big police agency in India. It looks into serious crimes.
The students are staying firm on this demand. They have not stopped protesting.
A politician named Rahul Gandhi also spoke about the protest. He asked Hemant Soren to meet the students.
He said the Chief Minister should solve their problem quickly.
Vocabulary10 words
- cancelled
- stopped; said something will not happen
- CBI
- a big police group in India that checks serious problems
- protesting
- showing anger in public about something
- firm
- a company
- recruitment exam
- a test people take to get a job
- Chief Minister
- the top leader of a state
- probe
- a careful check to find the truth
- demand
- something a person strongly asks for
- agency
- an official group that does special work
- politician
- a person who works in government
Quiz
Answer key
1. A recruitment exam 2. A new exam date 3. True
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Students in Jharkhand, a state in India, have been _____ for weeks.
They were angry about a recruitment exam called JSSC-CGL. A private _____ ran the exam.
The students said the exam had problems. They wanted the government to _____ it.
Now, the Jharkhand government has agreed. The Chief Minister is Hemant Soren. He said the exam will be _____.
Other exams run by the same firm will also be cancelled.
But the students want more. They want a _____ probe into the firm.
CBI is a big police agency in India. It looks into serious crimes.
The students are staying firm on this _____. They have not stopped protesting.
A politician named Rahul Gandhi also spoke about the protest. He asked Hemant Soren to meet the students.
He said the Chief Minister should solve their problem quickly.