‘100 MCQs, no fee required’: Online exam on cow science to be held in India

[MenInG]

Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA), the government body set up for cow welfare has announced that it will hold a countrywide online examination on ‘gau vigyan’ (cow science) on February 25. There will be no fee for the examination.

Announcing the first-ever exam of this kind--’Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar Prasar Examination’-RKA Chairman Vallabhbhai Kathiria said this exam will be held annually.

“We are starting ‘Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar Prasar Examination’ at the national level from February 25, 2021. Cow is full of science that needs to be explored. It plays an important role in 5 trillion economies of the country,” he said during a press conference.

The exam will be held in 12 regional languages apart from Hindi and English.

“Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar Prasar Exam will be an online exam with 100 multi-choice questions in Hindi, English and 12 regional languages. The duration will be one hour and there will be 4 categories,” he said.

According to an official release of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, under which RKA functions, the exam will be conducted in four categories --Primary level up to 8th standard, Secondary level from class 9th to class 12th, College level after 12th+ and fourth category will be for the general public.

The Ministry has said that there will be no fee for the examination and the syllabus as well as other literature and reference books on cows, which will be recommended on the website of the Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog, will help the examinees prepare for the exam.

“Blogs, videos and other selected reading material will be uploaded on official website. Scientists, entrepreneurs, Gau Sevaks, farmers, youth and women as well as senior citizens will actively work to make this mega event a grand success,” the Ministry said.

According to the Ministry, the examination will be conducted in a transparent and impartial manner.

“Questions will be set in such a way that during the online exam there will be no scope for any maneuvering. Results will be immediately declared on the website of RKA. Certificates will be given to all. Successful meritorious candidates will be given prizes and certificates afterwards. Appreciation letters will be issued to all those who help in organizing this exam,” it said.

RKA comes under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. It was set up by the Centre in February 2019, and is aimed at “conservation, protection and development of cows and their progeny”.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...ld-in-india/story-kMLwS5AaMdJ9Xil8s1MtSI.html

 

[JaDed]

absolute disaster, its like Evangelicals have taken over a country!!!

 

[CricketCartoons]

absolute disaster, its like Evangelicals have taken over a country!!!

What is the disaster? If you think this has no use for the people who raise farmers, can you name one indigenous cow breed and the difference between its milk and the jersey cow? Without checking online.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Lol perhaps we should have an India Cow news thread.

what is funny? Animal husbandry requires no knowledge? Would you think it is still funny if a US university has a program on cattle research?

 

[Itachi]

I am surprised at some comment especially from Indian ppers. What exams you expect to held by "Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying"?

 

[Hornbill]

what is funny? Animal husbandry requires no knowledge? Would you think it is still funny if a US university has a program on cattle research?

I hope their syllabus includes topics about best beef yielding breeds at least for states where cow slaughtering is not banned.

 

[CricketCartoons]

I hope their syllabus includes topics about best beef yielding breeds at least for states where cow slaughtering is not banned.

That is against the wishes of the father of our nation, and apostle of peace. But it is a valid topic of research and can be included in the syllabus, if it is not already there.

Other posters were laughing to look cool but only betrayed their ignorance.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

what is funny? Animal husbandry requires no knowledge? Would you think it is still funny if a US university has a program on cattle research?

Yes I’m sure the US university courses on cattle will be teaching such ‘science’.

Desi cow milk has traces of gold and earthquakes occur due to cow slaughter, according to the syllabus devised by the national body for cow welfare for the country’s first online exam on cows on February 25.

Acoustic anisotropy leads to a very strong anisotropic stress on a rock. The daily butchering of thousands of animals continually for several years generates acoustic anisotropy due to Einsteinian Pain Waves (EPW) emitted by dying animals. And the accumulated acoustic anisotropy is found to be related with the stress history of rocks,” says the Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog’s syllabus.

“In 1984, more than 20,000 people died due to gas leaks in Bhopal. People living in houses with cow dung coated walls were not affected.”

According to the syllabus, the native cows are “hardy and clever enough not to sit at dirty places”, while the Jersey cow is “lazy” and “prone to diseases”. “It has also been seen that they [Jersey cows] attract infection by not being hygienic enough.” The syllabus says whenever any unknown person comes near a desi cow, “she will immediately stand. The irreverent exotic cow displays no emotions.”

The examinees will be asked to answer objective multiple-choice questions for the Kamdhenu Gau-Vigyan Prachar-Prasar Examination as per the syllabus. There will be separate categories of examinees involving primary and middle school; secondary; and college students. Students who clear the exam will get cow expert certificates, officials said.

A Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog statement about the exam said: “Union education ministers, chief ministers, state education ministers, chairmen of Gau Seva Aayogs of all states, district education officers of all states, principals of all schools, print and electronic media, NGOs and cow donors will be involved in this mammoth exercise [examination].”

https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...on-cows/story-zd4M5fqxrj9HWzLACaS3xL_amp.html

 

[Itachi]

Yes I’m sure the US university courses on cattle will be teaching such ‘science’.




https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...on-cows/story-zd4M5fqxrj9HWzLACaS3xL_amp.html

Then question that curriculum. The exam is irrelevant here. You can make a case for better curriculum.

 

[gani999]

I am surprised at some comment especially from Indian ppers. What exams you expect to held by "Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying"?

All those are important areas in a predominantly agricultural country like India. The ministry should be doing important work to develop those areas as they provide livelihood to millions of Indians.

If this gau shastra exam ends up developing the dairy industry in India then it is a good thing. I doubt that is the intention though.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Yes I’m sure the US university courses on cattle will be teaching such ‘science’.

Cherry picking. The beliefs of the people who devise the syllabus will reflect there, happens even in JNU, but the majority of the curriculum is useful for maintaining the indigenous cow breeds, which are under threat by the jersey breed. Do you have any idea about the patents this institute holds?

 

[CricketCartoons]

All those are important areas in a predominantly agricultural country like India. The ministry should be doing important work to develop those areas as they provide livelihood to millions of Indians.

If this gau shastra exam ends up developing the dairy industry in India then it is a good thing. I doubt that is the intention though.

This is the mission of the institute.

The Rashtriya Gokul Mission has been implemented for development and conservation of Indigenous bovine breeds since December 2014. Scheme is crucial for upliftment of rural poor as more than 80% low producing indigenous animals are with small and marginal farmers and landless labours. The scheme is important in enhancing milk production and productivity of bovines to meet growing demand of milk and making dairying more remunerative to the rural farmers of the country. The scheme is leading to multiplication of elite animals of indigenous breeds and increased availability of indigenous stock.

 

[khan-92]

India to hold nationwide ‘cow science’ exam

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/7/india-to-hold-nationwide-cow-science-exam

India will hold a mass nationwide online “cow science” exam next month, officials said, in the latest push by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to promote and protect the animal considered sacred by a large section of the Hindu majority.

The hourlong test on February 25, open to children and adults, as well as foreigners, comprises 100 multiple-choice questions in Hindi, English and 12 regional languages.

Indian farmers blame Narendra Modi as sacred cows run amokHow cow vigilantism is undermining the rule of law in IndiaIndia state to give life sentences for cow slaughterSacred cows and politics of beef in India

The aim is to assess people’s knowledge and “sensitise and educate” them, according to Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (National Cow Commission or RKA), the cow protection agency created by Modi’s administration.

“Certificates will be given to all. Successful meritorious candidates will be given prizes and certificates,” the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said on Wednesday.

“The cow is full of science and economics. People are not aware of the true economic and scientific value of the animal,” RKA chief Vallabhbhai Kathiria said.

Accompanying study material released by the RKA includes information on different cow breeds, as well as the theory that slaughtering animals causes earthquakes.

Many from India’s overwhelming Hindu majority consider cows sacred, but under Modi’s rule, the animal has increasingly become a political and sectarian flashpoint.

His government has made cows a top priority and invested millions of dollars in programmes to protect the animal and research the uses for bovine dung and urine.

Members of All India Hindu Mahasabha offer cow urine to a caricature of coronavirus as they attend a ‘gaumutra’ (cow urine) party, which according to them helps in warding off the disease, in New Delhi [File: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters]Cow slaughter and eating beef has become illegal in many parts of the culturally diverse and officially secular country, while sentences elsewhere have increased.

There have been a string of attacks by vigilante Hindu groups on Muslims and low-caste Hindus who have traditionally eaten beef and disposed of cow carcasses.

On Tuesday, the southern state of Karnataka amended its cow protection law to give police increased powers to search and arrest anyone without a warrant suspected of cow slaughter.

The state government, controlled by Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), enhanced jail terms to seven years and fines to one million rupees ($13,700) for offenders.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Read about this in the Times UK today. Very interesting subject, will keep an eye out to see what insights emerge. Not sure how “The cow is full of science and economics" though. Something to do with the supply of milk which it provides over a lifetime? We do all consume a lot of milk. Not so much the urine though, at least not over here in the UK.

 

[khan-92]

Cows have benefits but to say they cause earthquakes if you slaughter them is quite ridiculous.

 

[Tubs]

To me this is very strange. If cows are revered so highly, then surely they should be against dairy. I know that Western dairy practices require forceful insemination of the cow, and taking the calf away after it is born to maximised milk yield and profit. I'm unsure if the Indian method is different, but it would be far less efficient (but also far more ethical).

'Cow science' sounds like rubbish though. I agree with not killing sentient creatures unnecessarily, but why should we stop at just cows? There are billions of 'livestock' animals waiting to be slaughtered. Thousands, maybe millions, have been during the 30 seconds or so I took to type this post.

 

[guna]

The cow obsession of BJP knows no bounds.

 

[MP2011]

Despite all this hullabaloo over cows, there are so many cows roaming around on almost every Indian street, having to eat rubbish, plastic waste and what not!

If sanghis hold cows so dearly, instead of these rhetorical statements why don't they do something worthwhile for these hapless cows, like setting up shelters for cows where they are fed and taken care of by the so-called gau-sewaks?

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Despite all this hullabaloo over cows, there are so many cows roaming around on almost every Indian street, having to eat rubbish, plastic waste and what not!

If sanghis hold cows so dearly, instead of these rhetorical statements why don't they do something worthwhile for these hapless cows, like setting up shelters for cows where they are fed and taken care of by the so-called gau-sewaks?

I think that's another subject, would come under civic administration such as town planning, health and environment and such. I'm not sure that is taken as seriously in India as online school classes to teach bovine science.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Despite all this hullabaloo over cows, there are so many cows roaming around on almost every Indian street, having to eat rubbish, plastic waste and what not!

If sanghis hold cows so dearly, instead of these rhetorical statements why don't they do something worthwhile for these hapless cows, like setting up shelters for cows where they are fed and taken care of by the so-called gau-sewaks?

There are so many children who are homeless, and so many women who face sexual assault. if people ( i hope you too) hold children and women dearly, then why are kids still homeless and women still facing sexual assaults?

 

[Itachi]

Despite all this hullabaloo over cows, there are so many cows roaming around on almost every Indian street, having to eat rubbish, plastic waste and what not!

If sanghis hold cows so dearly, instead of these rhetorical statements why don't they do something worthwhile for these hapless cows, like setting up shelters for cows where they are fed and taken care of by the so-called gau-sewaks?

It doesn't come under the jurisdiction of the concerned dept.

 

[MP2011]

It doesn't come under the jurisdiction of the concerned dept.

That's not the point. I know it's not under this aayog's jurisdiction. I was making a general point about condition of cows in India despite them being perhaps the biggest rallying point for ruling dispensation.

They have the mandate from their voters, ample resources at their disposal, only thing which is missing is the will to do something for the cows.

 

[Major]

Indian judge claims cow ‘inhales and exhales’ oxygen

An Indian judge has made a baffling claim quoting unnamed scientists that the cow is the only animal that exhales oxygen.

“Scientists believe that the cow is the only animal that inhales oxygen and exhales oxygen too,” Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav said while hearing the bail petition of man booked on 'Cow Slaughter Act'.

However, there is no living being except for plants that exhale oxygen.

The judge urged the Indian government to introduce a bill in parliament for “protection of cows” and declare “cow protection as a fundamental right of Hindus,” The Indian Express reported.

Justice Yadav also suggested the Modi-led BJP government declare cow as the national animal.

“Keeping in mind the circumstances, the cow must be declared national animal and protection of cows must be a fundamental right of Hindus because we know when the country’s culture and faith are hurt, the country becomes weak,” Justice Yadav said.

Also read: India to hold national 'cow science' exam

The bench of Justice Yadav in its 12-page order in Hindi said: “You can’t take away lives for the tastebuds of a few…eating cow meat can never be a fundamental right…”

“Panchakavyam, which is made from cow milk, curd, butter, urine and cow dung is beneficial in the treatment of some ailments and as per Hindu religion, there are 33 Gods and Goddesses which reside in the cow,” Justice Yadav added.

However, Indian doctors May this year warned against the practice of using cow dung in the belief it will ward off Covid-19, saying there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases.

In Hinduism, the cow is a sacred symbol of life and the earth, and for centuries Hindus have used cow dung to clean their homes and for prayer rituals, believing it has therapeutic and antiseptic properties.

Cow slaughter and eating beef has become illegal in many parts of the culturally diverse and officially secular country, while sentences elsewhere have increased.

There have been a string of attacks by vigilante groups on minorities and low-caste people who have traditionally eaten beef and disposed of cow carcasses.

The southern state of Karnataka had amended its cow protection law to give police increased powers to search and arrest anyone without a warrant suspected of cow slaughter.

The state government, controlled by Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), enhanced jail terms to seven years and fines to Rs1 million ($13,700) for offenders.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2318285/1