Who says the Malaysian Education Standards are dropping?

I was going through my sister's Form 1 exam papers this morning and I find it really funny that there's a written test for Physical Education & Fitness (PJK). Is this the way so that the not so fit guys & girls can score an "A"…lol, or is it simply for those not so good in other subjects to catch up.

And looking through the textbook, I see potentially difficult questions even some PhD students can't answer on the spot e.g.

1. What is the diameter of a football (soccer ball for you Americans)?
2. Length of a football field?
3. Width?
4. List the steps/stretching exercises required for warm up sessions?
5. …and so on.

lol…of course the school didn't ask such questions, otherwise, PJK will be the toughest subject in the whole Malaysian secondary school syllabus.

And again, flipping through other subjects, I came upon Kemahiran Hidup (KH) [means Skills in Life] - ERT (Ekonomi Rumah Tangga - Home Economics), and I couldn't answer these questions (they are real questions btw):

1. Why aren't there steamed kuehs made of tapioca flour or something like that? [Answer has to do with some properties of the flour]
2. What kinda bananas can be used to make a dessert as a cure for constipation? [I think it's pisang rajali]

lol, kids must be finding it tough these days in school. =P