This Class 5 question paper from pre-Independence era is not as easy as you think

The Class 5 question paper includes some tough questions, that might be difficult for students in today's time

FP Trending|May 04, 2023, 17:27:14 IST

Today’s education systems have undoubtedly changed a lot and actually gone through a major advancement due to the advent of technology and the studies carried out by educationalists in almost every subject. It is quite evident that while education in today’s time has become very vast and explores a wide range of topics, it has also become easier in comparison to what students had to prepare back then. From the complexity of subjects to the pattern of questions and books, a lot has changed in the education system. To understand this better, an 80-year-old question will help differentiate how the curriculum for a Class 5 student has largely changed.

A retired IAS officer, Badri Lal Swarnakar recently took to Twitter and shared a half-yearly exam question paper of Class 5 from the pre-independence era. The question paper is on Commerce, a subject that 5th-standard students hardly know about in today’s time.

The user shared the question with a caption that reads, “Look at the standard of Class V papers in the half yearly examination in 1943-44 in India. The metric system has made the system so easy!”

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