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Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument.
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Question 1 of 20
1. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should India encourage exports, when most things are insufficient for internal use itself?
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Yes. We have to earn foreign exchange to pay for our imports. No. Even selective encouragement would lead to shortages.
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Question 2 of 20
2. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should all the drugs patented and manufactured in Western countries be first tried out on sample basis before giving licence for sale to general public in India?
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Yes. Many such drugs require different doses and duration for Indian population and hence it is necessary. No. This is just not feasible and hence cannot be implemented.
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Question 3 of 20
3. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should India make efforts to harness solar energy to fulfil its energy requirements?
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Yes, Most of the energy sources used at present is exhaustible. No. Harnessing solar energy requires a lot of capital, which India lacks in.
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Question 4 of 20
4. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should there be students union in college/university?
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No. This will create a political atmosphere in the campus. Yes, it is very necessary Students are future political leaders.
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Question 5 of 20
5. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should India give away Kashmir to Pakistan?
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No. Kashmir is a beautiful state. It earns a lot of foreign exchange for India. Yes. This would help settle conflicts.
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Question 6 of 20
6. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should cottage industries be encouraged in rural areas?
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Yes. Rural people are creative. Yes. This would help to solve the problem of unemployment to some extent.
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Question 7 of 20
7. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should young entrepreneurs be encouraged?
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Yes. They will help in industrial development of the country. Yes. They will reduce the burden on employment market.
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Question 8 of 20
8. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should all the annual examinations up to Std. V be abolished?
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Yes. The young students should not be burdened with such examinations which hampers their natural growth. No. The students will not study seriously as they will get automatic promotion to the next class and this will affect them in future.
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Question 9 of 20
9. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should Indian scientists working abroad be called back to India?
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Yes. They must serve the motherland first and forget about discoveries, honours, facilities and all. No. We have enough talent; let them stay where they want.
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Question 10 of 20
10. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should we scrap the system of formal education beyond graduation?
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Yes. It will mean taking employment at an early date. No. It will mean lack of depth of knowledge.
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Question 11 of 20
11. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should there be an upper age limit of 65 years for contesting Parliamentary/ Legislative Assembly elections?
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Yes. Generally, people above the age of 65 lose their dynamism and will power. No. The life span is so increased that people remain physically and mentally active even up to the age of 80.
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Question 12 of 20
12. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should new big industries be started in Mumbai?
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Yes. It will create job opportunities. No. It will further add to the pollution of the city.
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Question 13 of 20
13. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should high chimneys be installed in industries?
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Yes. It reduces pollution at ground level. No. It increases pollution in upper atmosphere.
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Question 14 of 20
14. Question
1 pointsStatement: Does India need so many plans for development?
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Yes. Nothing can be achieved without proper planning. No. Too much time, money and energy is wasted on planning.
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Question 15 of 20
15. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should articles of only deserving authors be allowed to be published?
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Yes. It will save a lot of paper which is in short supply. No. It is not possible to draw a line between the deserving and the undeserving.
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Question 16 of 20
16. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should colleges be given the status of a university in India?
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Yes. Colleges are in a better position to assess the student’s performance and therefore the degrees will be more valid. No. It is Utopian to think that there will not be nepotism and corruption in awarding degrees by colleges.
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Question 17 of 20
17. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should the prestigious people who have committed crime unknowingly, be met with special treatment?
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Yes. The prestigious people do not commit crime intentionally. No. It is our policy that everybody is equal before the law.
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Question 18 of 20
18. Question
1 pointsStatement: Can pollution be controlled?
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Yes. If everyone realizes the hazards it may create and cooperates to get rid of it, pollution may be controlled. No. The crowded highways, factories and industries and an ever-growing population eager to acquire more and more land for constructing houses are beyond control.
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Question 19 of 20
19. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should the railways in India be privatized in a phased manner like other public sector enterprises?
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Yes. This is the only way to bring in competitiveness and provide better services to the public. No. This will pose a threat to the national security of our country as multinationals will enter into the fray.
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Question 20 of 20
20. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should internal assessment in colleges be abolished?
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Yes. This will help in reducing the possibility of favouritism. No, teaching faculty will lose control over students.
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Question 1 of 20
1. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should all the unauthorized structures in the city be demolished?
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No. Where will the people residing in such houses live? Yes. This will give a clear message to general public and they will refrain from constructing unauthorized buildings.
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Question 2 of 20
2. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should there be a maximum limit for the number of ministers in the Central Government?
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No. The political party in power should have the freedom to decide the number of ministers to be appointed. Yes. The number of ministers should be restricted to a certain percentage of the total number of seats in the parliament to avoid unnecessary expenditure.
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Question 3 of 20
3. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should foreign films be banned in India?
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Yes. They depict an alien culture which adversely affects our values. No. Foreign films are of a high artistic standard.
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Question 4 of 20
4. Question
1 pointsStatement: Is buying things on instalments profitable to the customer?
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Yes. He has to pay less. No, paying instalments upsets the family budget.
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Question 5 of 20
5. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should Doordarshan be given autonomous status?
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Yes. It will help Doordarshan to have fair and impartial coverage of all important events. No. The coverage of events will be decided by a few who may not have healthy outlook.
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Question 6 of 20
6. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should adult education programme be given priority over compulsory education programme?
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No. It will also help in success of compulsory education programme. Yes. It will help to eliminate the adult illiteracy.
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Question 7 of 20
7. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should new universities be established in India?
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No. We have still not achieved the target for literacy. No. We will have to face the problem of unemployed but highly qualified people.
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Question 8 of 20
8. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should non-vegetarian food be totally banned in our country?
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Yes. It is expensive and therefore it is beyond the means of most people in our country. No. Nothing should be banned in a democratic country like ours.
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Question 9 of 20
9. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should a total ban be put on trapping wild animals?
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Yes. Trappers are making a lot of money; No. Bans on hunting and trapping are not effective.
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Question 10 of 20
10. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should Government close down loss-making public sector enterprises?
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No. All employees will lose their jobs, security and earning, what would they do? Yes. In a competitive world the rule is ‘survival of the fittest’.
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Question 11 of 20
11. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should government jobs in rural areas have more incentives?
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Yes. Incentives are essential for attracting government servants there. No. Rural areas are already cheaper, healthier and less complex than big cities. So ? Why offer extra incentives!
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Question 12 of 20
12. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should there be a cap on maximum number of contestants for parliamentary elections in any constituency?
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Yes. This will make the parliamentary elections more meaningful as the voters can make a considered judgement for casting their vote. No. In a democracy any person fulfilling the eligibility criteria can contest parliamentary elections and there should be no restrictions.
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Question 13 of 20
13. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should so much money be spent on advertisements?
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Yes. It is an essential concomitant in a capitalist economy. No. It leads to wastage of resources.
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Question 14 of 20
14. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should all the legislators be forced to resign from their profession?
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Yes. They will be able to devote more time for the country. No, nobody will contest election.
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Question 15 of 20
15. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should ‘computer knowledge’ be made a compulsory subject for all the students at secondary school level?
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No, our need is ‘bread’ for everyone, we cannot follow western models. Yes. We cannot compete in the international market without equipping our children with computers.
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Question 16 of 20
16. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should there be uniforms for students in the colleges in India as in the schools?
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Yes, this will improve the ambience of the colleges as all the students will be decently dressed. No. The college students should not be regimented and they should be left to choose their clothes for coming to the college.
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Question 17 of 20
17. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should India engage into a dialogue with neighbouring countries to stop cross border tension?
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Yes. This is the only way to reduce the cross border terrorism and stop loss of innocent lives. No. Neighbouring countries cannot be relied upon in such matters, they may still engage in subversive activities.
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Question 18 of 20
18. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should there be a world government?
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Yes. It will help in eliminating tensions among the nations. No. Then, only the developed countries will dominate in the government.
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Question 19 of 20
19. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should the practice of transfers of clerical cadre employees from government offices of one city to those of another be stopped?
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No. Transfer of employees is a routine administrative matter and we must continue it. Yes. It involves lot of governmental expenditure and inconvenience too many compared to the benefits it yields.
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Question 20 of 20
20. Question
1 pointsStatement: Is paying ransom or agreeing to the conditions of kidnappers of political figures, a proper course of action?
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Yes. The victims must be saved at all cost. No. It encourages the kidnappers to continue their sinister activities.
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Question 1 of 20
1. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should religion be banned?
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Yes. It develops fanaticism in people. No, Religion binds people together.
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Question 2 of 20
2. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should India become a permanent member of UN’s Security Council?
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Yes. India has emerged as a country which loves peace and amity. No. Let us first solve problems of our own people like poverty, malnutrition.
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Question 3 of 20
3. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should fashionable dresses be banned?
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Yes. Fashions keep changing and hence consumption of cloth increases. No. Fashionable clothes are a person’s self expression and therefore his/her fundamental right.
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Question 4 of 20
4. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should an organization like UNO be dissolved?
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Yes. With cold war coming to an end, such organizations have no role to play No, In the absence of such organizations there may be a world war.
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Question 5 of 20
5. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should there be no place of interview in selection?
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Yes, it is very subjective in assessment. No. It is the only instrument to judge candidates’ motives and personality.
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Question 6 of 20
6. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should family planning be made compulsory in India?
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Yes. Looking to the miserable conditions in India, there is no other go. No. In India there are people of various religions and family planning is against the tenets of some of the religions.
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Question 7 of 20
7. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should income tax be abolished in India?
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Yes. It is an unnecessary burden on the wage earners. No. It is a good source of revenue.
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Question 8 of 20
8. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should there be a ceiling on the salary of top executives of multinationals in our country?
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Yes. Otherwise it would lead to unhealthy competition and our own industry would not be able to withstand that. No. With the accent on liberalization of economy, any such move would be counter-productive. Once the economy picks up, this disparity will be reduced.
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Question 9 of 20
9. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should school education be made free in India?
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Yes. This is the only way to improve the level of literacy. No. It would add to the already heavy burden on the exchequer.
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Question 10 of 20
10. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should import duty on all the electronic goods be dispensed with?
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No. This will considerably reduce the income of the government and will adversely affect the developmental activities. No. The local manufacturers will not be able to compete with the foreign manufacturers who are technologically far superior.
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Question 11 of 20
11. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should children be legally made responsible to take care of their parents during their old age?
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Yes. Such matter can only be solved by legal means. Yes. Only this will bring some relief to poor parents.
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Question 12 of 20
12. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should there be reservation in Government jobs for candidates from single child family?
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No. This is not advisable as the jobs should be offered to only deserving candidates without any reservation for a particular group. Yes. This will help reduce the growing population in India as the parents will be encouraged to adopt single child norm.
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Question 13 of 20
13. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should higher education be completely stopped for some time?
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No. It will hamper the country’s future progress. Yes. It will reduce the educated unemployment.
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Question 14 of 20
14. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should we scrap the ‘Public Distribution System’ in India?
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Yes, Protectionism is over, everyone must get the bread on his/her own. Yes. The poor do not get any benefit because of corruption.
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Question 15 of 20
15. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should India have no military force at all?
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No. Other countries in the world do not believe in non-violence. Yes. Many Indians believe in non-violence.
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Question 16 of 20
16. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should the railways immediately stop issuing free passes to all its employees?
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I. No. The employees have the right to travel free. II. Yes. This will help railways to provide better facility.
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Question 17 of 20
17. Question
1 pointsStatement : Should number of holidays of government employees be reduced ? Arguments : I. Yes. Our government employees are having maximum number of holidays among the other countries of the world. II. Yes. It will lead to increased productivity of government offices.
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Question 18 of 20
18. Question
1 pointsStatement : Should there be reservation of seats and posts on communal basis ?
Arguments : I. Yes. It will check most of the inter-communal biases. II. No. Ours is a secular state.
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Question 19 of 20
19. Question
1 pointsStatement : Should government stop spending huge amounts of money on international sports ? Arguments : I. Yes. This money can be utilised for poor. II. No. Sports-persons will be frustrated and will not get international exposure.
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Question 20 of 20
20. Question
1 pointsStatement : Should education be made compulsory for all children up to the age of 14 ? Arguments : I. Yes. This will help to eradicate the system of forced employment of children. II. Yes. This would increase the standard of living.
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Question 1 of 20
1. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should students union in universities be abolished ? Arguments : I. Yes. Students can pay full attention to their career development. II. No. All the great leaders had been students union leaders.
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Question 2 of 20
2. Question
1 pointsStatement : Should judicial activism be discouraged ? Arguments : I. No. If we leave everything in the hands of executive, justice may be distant dream. II. Yes. Judiciary should mind its own business. Executive will take its own course.
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Question 3 of 20
3. Question
1 pointsStatement : Should correspondence courses at the university level be discontinued in India ? Arguments : I. Yes. Only interaction between teachers and students at the college helps total development of personality. II. No. The demand for discontinuance comes only from the elite who have no knowledge of what is meant by poverty.
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Question 4 of 20
4. Question
1 pointsStatement : Should the government levy tax on agricultural income also ? Arguments : I. Yes. That is the only way to fill government coffers. II. No. Eighty percent of our population live in rural areas.
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Question 5 of 20
5. Question
1 pointsStatement : Should all Government owned educational institutions be handed over to private institutions ?
Arguments : I. Yes. Standard of education will improve. II. No. Standard of education will fall.
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Question 6 of 20
6. Question
1 pointsStatement : Should new universities be established in India ?
Argument : I. No. We have still not achieved the target of literacy. II. No. We will have to face the problem of unemployed but highly qualified people.
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Question 7 of 20
7. Question
1 pointsStatement : Should there be a ban on product advertising ? Arguments : I. No. It is an age of advertising. Unless your advertisement is better than your other competitors, the product will not be sold. II. Yes. The money spent on advertising is very huge and it inflates the cost of the product.
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Question 8 of 20
8. Question
1 pointsStatement : Should school education be made free in India ? Arguments : I. Yes. This is the only way to improve the literacy rate in India. II. No. It would add the already heavy burden on the exchequer.
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Question 9 of 20
9. Question
1 pointsStatement : Should there be a complete ban on strike by government employees in India ? Arguments : I. Yes. This is the only way to teach discipline to the employees. II. No. This deprives the citizens of their democratic rights.
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Question 10 of 20
10. Question
1 pointsStatement : Should luxury hotels be banned in India ? Arguments : I. Yes. They are places from where international criminals operate. II. No. Affluent tourist will have no place to stay.
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Question 11 of 20
11. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should government jobs in rural areas have more incentives?
Arguments:
I. Yes. Incentives are essential for attracting government servants there. II. No. Rural areas are already cheaper, healthier and less complex than big cities. So ? Why offer extra incentives.
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Question 12 of 20
12. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should ‘computer knowledge’ be made a compulsory subject for all the students at secondary school level?
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I. No, our need is ‘bread’ for everyone, we cannot follow western models. II. Yes. We cannot compete in the international market without equipping our children with computers.
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Question 13 of 20
13. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should family planning be made compulsory in India?
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I. Yes. Looking to the miserable conditions in India, there is no other go. II. No. In India there are people of various religions and family planning is against the tenets of some of the religions.
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Question 14 of 20
14. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should high chimneys be installed in industries?
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I. Yes. It reduces pollution at ground level. II. No. It increases pollution in upper atmosphere.
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Question 15 of 20
15. Question
1 pointsStatement: Are nuclear families better than joint families?
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I. No. Joint families ensure security and also reduce the burden of work. II. Yes. Nuclear families ensure greater freedom.
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Question 16 of 20
16. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should persons convicted of criminal offences in the past be allowed to contest elections in India?
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I. No. Such persons cannot serve the cause of the people and country. II. Yes. It is democracy – let people decide whom to vote.
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Question 17 of 20
17. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should cutting of trees be banned altogether?
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I. Yes. It is very much necessary to do so to restore ecological balance. II. No. A total ban would harm timber based industries.
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Question 18 of 20
18. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should the political parties be banned?
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I. Yes. It is necessary to teach a lesson to the politicians. II. No. It will lead to an end of democracy
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Question 19 of 20
19. Question
1 pointsStatement: Should taxes on colour television be further increased?
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I. Yes, Colour television is a luxury item and only rich people buy them. II. No, Televisions are bought by the poor too.
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Question 20 of 20
20. Question
1 pointsStatement: Is the Government justified in spending so much on defence?
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I. Yes. Safety of the country is of prime importance. II. No. During peace, this money could be used for the development of the country.
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