Statement and Argument Questions

• Statement: Should a person found sending racist messages on internet be prosecuted? Arguments: I. Yes, sending racist email message is a part of overall phenomenon of ''hate-speech'' on the internet which is meant for civil communication. II. No, our constitution provides us freedom of speech; than why prosecution?
• Statement: Should basic operators be allowed to offer wireless telephony services in India? Arguments: I. Yes; enhanced competition will bring down the prices for the consumer. II. No; this will make it cumbersome for the regulators.
• Statement: Should religious slaughter of animals be banned in India? Arguments: I. Yes,. this is an act of brutality and against humanity; it should not be done in the name of God. II. No, India is a secular country.
• Statement: Should India attack Pakistan? Arguments: I. Yes, we have defeated them three times; now it needs another defeat. II. No, if India succeeds in the fourth war, we will have no opponent left a fifth war.
• Statement: Should politicians be made to declare their educational qualifications? Arguments: I. Yes, to develop a global perspective and represent India on the world map it is the need of the hour because a sound educational background guarantees some degree of understanding of the needs of the nation. II. No, what do we need ___ a leader an academic?
• Statement: Are beauty pageants an insult to a woman's intelligence? Arguments: I. Yes, beauty pageants give more emphasis on physical beauty. II. No, if anyone thinks so, he or she is not aware of the positive aspects of beauty pageants.
• Statement: Should all the electricity state boards be privatised in India? Arguments: I. No, this will increase the grievances of the people. II. Yes, it will check the growing menace of power theft which has resulted in annual pilferage of a huge amount.
• Statement: should school invite IIT students to give practical tips on science subjects? Arguments: I. Yes, IIT students can be a boon to the careers of science students by giving them proper guidance that they certainly require at the stage of their schooling. II. No. IIT students have more vital responsibilities to carry out for which they have been prepared.
• Statement: Should all eve-teasing offences be made non-bailable? Arguments: I. No. This will create disappointment among eve-teasers. II. Yes. This is the need of the hour.
• Statement: Should there be an amendment in the acts related to check-bouncing? Arguments: I. Yes, Existing laws are not sufficient in curbing the incidents related to check-bouncing. II. Yes. This will lessen the miseries of entrepreneurs due to increase in number of incidents of delay in payment and problems related to check-bouncing.
• Statement: Should Foreign Direct Investment be allowed in print media in India? Arguments: I. Yes. The entry of foreign investment will bring in healthy competition and the best of technology which is now confined to only a few publications. II. No. The foreign publications with their money and managerial power will overwhelm the weak Indian press, especially the regional press.
• Statement: Should corporal punishment be banned in schools? Arguments: I. Yes, if a student fails to perform well it should be released that it is due to the teacher's fault. Inculcation of value of ethics should be preferred to corporal punishment. II. No an adamant child can't be forced to study unless he/she is treated with corporal punishment.
• Statement: Should the pension schemes in government services be abolished? Arguments: I. Yes, this will reduce the number of aspiring candidates to a great extent and it will be easy for the common man to get into govt services. II. No, this will destroy the very purpose of providing financial help to the employee so that they can sustain themselves in old age.
• Statement: Should restriction on rickshaw-pullers and prisoners for donation of blood be removed? Arguments: I. Yes, by putting these restrictions, a large section of public are not able to donate their blood event their own relatives in emergencies. II. No, blood donation is men to save people's life; if fingers are pointed towards someone's eligibility as a donor owing to possibility of non suitable or erroneous blood, then such persons must be restricted from doing so.
• Statement: Should TV channels is be allowed to telecast soft porn films? Arguments: I. Yes, it will help in satisfying youngsters' aphrodosiomania as a result of which cases related with woman 's molestation will reduce to some extent. II. No, it is against or tradition. Any such act will degrade our social value, especially for children, who use television as a medium of entertainment as well as education.
• Statement: Should government hospitals charge user charges from those government employees who pay income taxes? Arguments: I. Yes. This will lessen the burden of the government and money thus accumulated will be helpful in providing more facilities to the needy . II. No. It will be an injustice towards those persons who pay income texes as a revenue to the country.
• Statement: Should the habit of being absent from the class-room be checked in educational institutions? Arguments: I. Yes. Otherwise it will create a poor image of the institute in the society. II. No. This will be an act of encroaching upon one's liberty.
• Statement: Should children be prevented completely form using the Internet? Arguments : I. No. Internet is a medium of education where children get education with entertainment. II. Yes. There are some sites available on Internet which show porno film or programmes etc, which affect the child's mind to a great extent; recent surveys have revealed most of the users of these sites are children.
• Statement: Should there be a ban on the persons providing services to more than one firm or organisation? Arguments: I. Yes. It will reduce the problem of unemployment to some extent. II. No. It will create a lot of frustration and large amount of dissatisfaction and disappointment among the skillful and intellectual classes.
• Statement: Should people be allowed to keep traditional arms while on a long train journey? Arguments: I. Yes. This will reduce the cases of train dacoities and other activities such as snatching chains or ornaments. II. No. This will create inconvenience to the passengers and aggravate the law and order situation.