Q. Statement: 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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Q. Statement: Should luxury hotels be banned in India?
Arguments:

I. Yes. They are places from where international criminals operate.
II. No. Affluent foreign tourists will have no place to stay.

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Q. Statement: Should shifting agriculture be practised?
Arguments:

I. No. It is a wasteful practice.
II. Yes. Modern methods of farming are too expensive.

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Q. Statement: Should our country extend generous behaviour and goodwill to our erring and nagging neighbours?
Arguments:

I. Yes. Goodwill always pays dividend.
II. No. Our generous behaviour and goodwill will be considered as our weakness.

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Q. Statement: Is pen mightier than a sword?
Arguments:

I. Yes. Writers influence the thinking of the people.
II. No. With the help of physical force one can conquer all.

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Q. Statement: Should the sex determination test during pregnancy be completely banned?
Arguments:

I. Yes. This leads to indiscriminate female foeticide and eventually will lead to social imbalance.
II. No. People have a right to know about their unborn child.

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Q. Statement: Should people with educational qualification higher than the optimum requirements be debarred from seeking jobs?
Arguments:

I. No. It will further aggravate the problem of educated unemployment.
II. Yes. It creates complexes among employees and affects the work adversely.
III. No. This goes against the basic rights of the individuals.
IV. Yes. This will increase productivity.

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Q. Statement: Should India go in for computerization in all possible sectors?
Arguments:

I. Yes. It will bring efficiency and accuracy in the work.
II. No. It will be an injustice to the monumental human resources which are at present underutilized.
III. No. Computerization demands a lot of money. We should not waste money on it.
IV. Yes. When advanced countries are introducing computers in every field, how can India afford to lag behind?

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Q. Statement: Should all the school teachers be debarred from giving private tuitions?
Arguments:

No. The needy students will be deprived of the expertise of these teachers.
Yes. This is an injustice to the unemployed educated people who can earn their living by giving tuitions.
Yes. Only then the quality of teaching in schools will improve.Yes. Now salary of these teachers is reasonable.

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Q. Statement: 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 these children.
II. Yes. This is an effective way to make the entire population educated.
III. No. We do not have adequate infrastructure to educate the entire population.
IV. Yes. This would increase the standard of living.

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Q. Statement: Should trade unions be banned completely?
Arguments:

I. Yes. Workers can concentrate on production.
II. No. This is the only way through which employees can put their demands before the management.
III. Yes. Employees get their illegal demands fulfilled through these unions.
IV. No. Trade unions are not banned in other economically advanced countries.

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Q. Statement: Should religion be taught in our schools?
Arguments:

I. No. Ours is a secular state.
II. Yes. Teaching religion helps inculcate moral values among children.
III. No. How can one dream of such a step when we want the young generation to fulfil its role in the 21st century.

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Q. Statement: Should the parliamentary elections in India be held every three years as against five years at present?
Arguments:

I. No. This will enhance wastage of money and resources.
II. Yes. This will help the voters to change non-performing representatives without much delay.
III. No. The elected representatives will not have enough time to settle and concentrate on developmental activities.

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Q. Statement: Should the number of holidays of government employees be reduced?
Arguments:

I. Yes. Our government employees are having the maximum number of holidays among the countries of the world.
II. Yes. It is a sign of British legacy, why should we carry it further?
III. Yes. It will speed up work and all the pending jobs can be completed well in time.
IV. No. Employees must be given ample spare time to spend with their family.

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Q. Statement: Should class IV children have Board examination?
Arguments:

I. Yes. This will motivate the children to study and get higher marks, and thus more knowledge can be imbibed at a younger age.
II. No. The children will be forced to study and won't enjoy the process.
III. Yes. In today's competitive world the children need to be prepared right from the beginning to face such difficult examinations.
IV. No. This will add pressure on tender aged children and leave very little time for them to play.

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Q. Statement: Should the rule of wearing helmet for both driver and pillion rider while driving a motor bike be enforced strictly?
Arguments:

I. Yes. It is a rule and rules should be followed strictly by all.
II. No. Each individual knows how to protect his own life and it should be left to his discretion.
III. No. It does not ensure safety as only the head is protected and rest of the body is not.
IV. Yes. It is a necessity as head, being the most sensitive organ, is protected by the helmet.

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Q. Statement: Should all the youngsters below 21 years of age be disallowed from going to a beer bar?
Arguments:

I. No. It is not correct to prevent matured youngsters above 18 years of age who can vote, from having fun.
II. Yes. The entry fee to such pubs should also be hiked.
III. No. There is no such curb in western countries.
IV. Yes. This will help in preventing youngsters from getting into bad company and imbibing bad habits.

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Q. Statement: Should the government ban all forms of protests including strikes and processions?
Arguments:

I. Yes. This is the only way to teach discipline to the employees.
II. No. Government cannot deprive its citizens of their basic rights.
III. Yes. This is the only way to ensure maximum productivity without disruption of work.

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Q. Statement: Should children be prevented completely from watching television?
Arguments:

I. No. We get vital information regarding education through television.
II. Yes. It hampers the study of children.
III. Yes. Young children are misguided by certain programmes featuring sex and violence.
IV. No. This is the only way to educate the masses.

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Q. Statement: Should mercy death be legalized, i.e., all those who are suffering from terminal diseases be allowed to end their lives if they so desire?
Arguments:

I. No. Nobody should be allowed to end his/her life at his/her will as this goes against the basic tenets of humanity.
II. Yes. Patients undergoing terrible suffering and having absolutely no chance of recovery should be liberated from suffering through mercy death.
III. No. Even mercy death is a sort of killing and killing can never be legalized.

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