Q. Statement: Should articles of only deserving authors be allowed to be published?
Arguments:

I. Yes. It will save a lot of paper which is in short supply.
II. No. It is not possible to draw a line between the deserving and the undeserving.

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Q. Statement: Should all refugees, who make unauthorized entry into a country, be forced to go back to their homeland?
Arguments:

I. Yes. They make their colonies and occupy a lot of land.
II. No. They leave their homes because of hunger or some terror and on human grounds, should not be forced to go back.

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Q. Statement: Should India create a huge oil reserve like some Western countries to face difficult situations in future?
Arguments:

I. No. There is no need to block huge amount of foreign exchange and keep the money idle.
II. Yes. This will help India withstand shocks of sudden rise in oil prices due to unforeseen circumstances.

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Q. Statement: Should there be more than one High Court in each state in India?
Arguments:

I. No. This will be a sheer wastage of taxpayers' money.
II. Yes. This will help reduce the backlog of cases pending for a very long time.

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Q. Statement: Should judiciary be independent of the executive?
Arguments:

I. Yes. This would help curb the unlawful activities of the executive.
II. No. The executive would not be able to take bold measures.

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Q. Statement: Should all the practising doctors be brought under Government control so that they get salary from the Government and treat patients free of cost?
Arguments:

I. No. How can any country do such an undemocratic thing?
II. Yes. Despite many problems, it will certainly help minimize, if not eradicate, unethical medical practices.

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Q. Statement: Should students take part in politics?
Arguments:

I. Yes. It inculcates in them qualities of leadership.
II. No. They should study and build up their career.

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Q. Statement: Should the opinion polls predicting outcome of elections before the elections be banned in India?
Arguments:

I. Yes. This may affect the voters mind and may affect the outcome.
II. No. Such polls are conducted all over the world.

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Q. Statement: Should the political parties be banned?
Arguments:

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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Q. Statement: Should system of offering jobs only to the wards of government employees be introduced in all government offices in India?
Arguments:

I. No. It denies opportunity to many deserving individuals and government may stand to lose in the long run.
II. No. It is against the principle of equality, does not government owe its responsibility to all its citizens?

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Q. Statement: Should the vehicles older than 15 years be rejected in metros in India?
Arguments:

I. Yes. This is a significant step to lower down the pollution level in metros.
II. No. It will be very difficult for vehicle owners to shift to other parts in country because they will not get suitable job for their very existence.

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Q. Statement: Should the tuition fees in all post-graduate courses be hiked considerably?
Arguments:

I. Yes. This will bring in some sense of seriousness among the students and will improve the quality.
II. No. This will force the meritorious poor students to stay away from post-graduate courses.

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Q. Statement: Should the persons below the age of 18 years be allowed to join armed forces?
Arguments:

I. No. Persons below the age of 18 do not attain both physical and mental maturity to shoulder such burden.
II. Yes. This will help the country develop its armed forces which will serve the country for a longer time.

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Q. Statement: Should all the infrastructural development projects in India be handed over to the private sector?
Arguments:

I. No. The private sector entities are hot equipped to handle such projects.
II. Yes. Such projects are handled by private sector in the developed countries.

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Q. Statement: Should all the colleges in India be allowed to devise their own curriculum and syllabus for the vocational courses promoting self-employment?
Arguments:

I. Yes. This is an important step to generate employment opportunities.
II. No. This will affect the quality of education due to lack of uniformity in syllabus.

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Q. Statement: Should agriculture in rural India be mechanized?
Arguments:

I. Yes. It would lead to higher production.
II. No. Many villagers would be left unemployed.

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Q. Statement: Should girls learn arts like judo and karate?
Arguments:

I. Yes. It will enable them to defend themselves from rogues and ruffians.
II. No. They will lose their feminine grace.

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Q. Statement: Should India develop a national water grid by connecting all the rivers in the country?
Arguments:

I. No. This is not just possible as we do not have the technical knowhow.
II. Yes, this will greatly help the entire country by effectively channelizing the excess water to the areas having shortage.

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Q. Statement: Should individuals/institutes having treasures of national significance like Nobel Prizes, hand them over to the Central Government for their safe custody?
Arguments:

I. Yes. The individuals or institutions do not have enough resources to protect them.
II. No. These are the property of the individuals/institutions who win them and should be in their custody.

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Q. Statement: 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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