Q. Statement: Should the income generated out of agricultural activities be taxed?
Arguments:

I. No. Farmers are otherwise suffering from natural calamities and low yield coupled with low procurement price and their income should not be taxed.
II. Yes. Majority of the population is dependent on agriculture and hence their income should be taxed to augment the resources.
III. Yes. Many big farmers earn much more than the majority of the service earners and they should be taxed to remove the disparity.

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Q. Statement: Should all the management institutes in the country be brought under government control?
Arguments:

I. No. The government does not have adequate resources to run such institutes effectively.
II. No. Each institute should be given freedom to function on its own.
III. Yes. This will enable to have standardized education for all the students.
IV. Yes. Only then the quality of education would be improved.

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Q. Statement: Should the system of Lok Adalats and mobile courts be encouraged in India?
Arguments:

I. Yes. It helps to grant speedy justice to the masses.
II. Yes. The dispensing of minor cases at this level would reduce the burden on the higher courts.
IV. No. These courts are usually partial in justice.

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Q. Statement: Should India acquire/manufacture the latest nuclear weapons?
Arguments:

I. Yes. The enemies of India are improving their weapons continuously and it becomes imperative to protect the sovereignty and integrity of the country.
II. No. Instead the money should be diverted to development activities.
III. No. The international community will isolate Indians and this will bring a setback to Indian economy.
IV. No. It will be against our policy of maintaining world peace.

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Q. Statement: Should there be a complete ban on manufacture and use of firecrackers?
Arguments:

I. No. This will render thousands of workers jobless.
II. Yes. The firecracker manufacturers use child labour to a large extent.
III. Yes. This will be a concrete step to reduce noise and air pollution.
IV. No. Use of firecrackers makes certain special occasions more lively and joyful.

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Q. Statement: Should "literacy" be the minimum criterion for becoming a voter in India?
Arguments:

I. No. Mere literacy is no guarantee of political maturity of an individual.
II. Yes. Illiterate people are less likely to make politically wiser decisions of voting for a right candidate or party.
III. No. Voting is the constitutional right of every citizen.

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Q. Statement: Should there be only few banks in place of numerous smaller banks in India?
Arguments:

I. Yes. This will help secure the investor's money as these big banks will be able to withstand intermittent market related shocks.
II. No. A large number of people will lose their jobs as after the merger many employees will be redundant.
III. Yes. This will help consolidate the entire banking industry and will lead to healthy competition.

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Q. Statement: Should there be only one university throughout India?
Arguments:

I. Yes. This is the only way to bring about uniformity in the educational standards.
II. No. This is administratively impossible.
III. Yes. This will make the degrees procured by students, comparable for offering jobs.

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Q. Statement: Should India immediately stop digging coal from its mines?
Arguments:

I. Yes. The present stock of coal will not last long if we continue mining at the present rate.
II. No. We do not have alternate energy source of sufficient quantity.
III. No. This will put millions of people at a disadvantage and their lives will get adversely affected and also the industry.

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Q. Statement: Should all the indirect taxes in India be combined into a single tax on all commodities?
Arguments:

I. Yes. This will considerably simplify the tax collection mechanism and the cost of collecting tax will also reduce.
II. Yes. The manufacturers and traders will be benefited by this which in turn will boost tax collection.
III. No. No other country has adopted such system.

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Q. Statement: Should there be complete ban on Indian professionals seeking jobs elsewhere after getting their education in India?
Arguments:

I. Yes. This is the only way to sustain present rate of technological development in India.
II. No. The Indians settled abroad send huge amount of foreign exchange and this constitutes a significant part of foreign exchange reserve.
III. No. The practical knowledge gained by Indians by working in other countries help India develop its economy.

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Q. Statement: Should there be a total ban on tobacco products and smoking in India?
Arguments:

I. Yes. It is wrong to smoke away millions of money.
II. No. It will throw thousands of workers in the tobacco industry out of employment.
III. No. The government will lose huge amount of money as it will not earn by way of taxes on these products.

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