The paper exposes its overt negative impact, i. e., with the limited scope and stereotype of the questions, it readily drives candidates towards the officials instead of scientific progress.

• 最为明显的影响是：“科考”通过对学问范围的界定和做学问目的的引导，使读书人忙于读“经”做官，冷落了其他学问，阻碍了自然科学技术的进步。