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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Q. Statement: Should octroi be abolished?
Arguments:

I. Yes. It will eliminate an important source of corruption.
II. No. It will adversely affect government revenues.

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Q. Statement: Should persons convicted of criminal offences in the past be allowed to contest elections in India?
Arguments:

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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Q. Statement: Should officers accepting bribe be punished?
Arguments:

I. No. Certain circumstances may have compelled them to take bribe.
II. Yes. They should do the job they are entrusted with, honestly.

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Q. Statement: Should there be a complete ban on use of all types of chemical pesticides in India?
Arguments:

I. No. The pests will destroy all the crops and the farmers will have nothing to harvest.
II. Yes. The chemical pesticides used in agriculture pollute the water underground and this has become a serious health hazard.

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Q. Statement: Should cutting of trees be banned altogether?
Arguments:

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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Q. Statement: Should there be a restriction on the migration of people from one state to another state in India?
Arguments:

I. No. Any Indian citizen has a basic right to stay at any place of his/her choice and hence they cannot be stopped.
II. Yes. This is the way to effect an equitable distribution of resources across the states in India.

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Q. Statement: Should public holidays be declared on demise of important national leaders?
Arguments:

I. No. Such unscheduled holidays hamper national progress.
II. Yes. People would like to pay their homage to the departed soul.

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Q. Statement: Should India support all the international policies of United States of America?
Arguments:

I. No. Many other powerful countries do not support the same.
II. Yes. This is the only way to gain access to USA developmental funds.

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Q. Statement: Should words like 'Smoking is injurious to health essentially appear on cigarette packs?
Arguments:

I. Yes. It is a sort of brainwash to make the smokers realize that they are inhaling poisonous stuff.
II. No. It hampers the enjoyment of smoking.

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Q. Statement: Should the council of ministers once appointed be kept the same for the entire period intervening two elections?
Arguments:

I. No. Shuffling of ministers and portfolios is a healthy democratic process.
II. Yes. The ministers do not get a hold on their portfolio unless they are kept for a longer duration.

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Q. Statement: Should taxes on colour television be further increased?
Arguments:

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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Q. Statement: Should the educated unemployed youth be paid "unemployment allowance" by the Government?
Arguments:

I. Yes. It will provide them some monetary help to either seek employment or to kick-start some 'self-employment' venture.
II. No. It will dampen their urge to do something to earn their livelihood and thus promote idleness among the unemployed youth.

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Q. Statement: Should higher education be restricted to only those who can bear the expenditure?
Arguments:

I. Yes. Higher education is very costly; hence it should not be given free.
II. No. There are a large number of brilliant students who cannot afford to pay and they should be given higher education.

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Q. Statement: Should those who receive dowry, despite the law prohibiting it, be punished?
Arguments:

I. Yes. Those who violate the law must be punished.
II. No. Dowry system is firmly rooted in the society since time immemorial.

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Q. Statement: Is the Government justified in spending so much on defence?
Arguments:

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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Q. Statement: Should there be concentration of foreign investment in only few states?
Arguments:

I. No. It is against the policy of overall development of the country.
II. Yes. A large number of states lack infrastructure to attract foreign investment.

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Q. Statement: Should the oil companies be allowed to fix the price of petroleum products depending on market conditions?
Arguments:

I. Yes. This is the only way to make the oil companies commercially viable.
II. No. This will put additional burden on the retail prices of essential commodities and will cause a lot of hardships to the masses.

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