Explore topic-wise MCQs in Statement Arguments.

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

Arguments:

1. Yes. Those who violate the law must be punished.

2. No. Dowry system is firmly rooted in the society since time immemorial.

Statement: Should students take part in politics?

Arguments:

1. Yes. It inculcates in them qualities of leadership.

2. No. They should study and build up their career.

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

Arguments:

1. Yes. It will provide them some monetary help to either seek employment or to kick-start some 'self-employment' venture.

2. No. It will dampen their urge to do something to earn their livelihood and thus promote idleness among the unemployed youth.

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

Arguments:

1. Yes. Higher education is very costly; hence it should not be given free.

2. No. There are a large number of brilliant students who cannot afford to pay and they should be given higher education.

Statement: Should the education at all levels be offered only in vernacular medium?

Arguments:

1. Yes. This is the only way to enhance performance of the students.

2. No. This will severely affect acquiring knowledge for want of good text books in vernacular medium.

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

Arguments:

1. Yes. This is the only way to make the oil companies commercially viable.

2. No. This will put additional burden on the retail prices of essential commodities and will cause a lot of hardships to the masses.

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

Arguments:

1. No. It is against the policy of overall development of the country.

2. Yes. A large number of states lack infrastructure to attract foreign investment

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

Arguments:

1. Yes. This is an important step to generate employment opportunities.

2. No. This will affect the quality of education due to lack of uniformity in syllabus.

Statement: Should agriculture in rural India be mechanized?

Arguments:

1. Yes. It would lead to higher production.

2. No. Many villagers would be left unemployed

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

Arguments:

1. No. The private sector entities are hot equipped to handle such projects.

2. Yes. Such projects are handled by private sector in the developed countries

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

Arguments:

1. Yes. They make their colonies and occupy a lot of land.

2. No. They leave their homes because of hunger or some terror and on human grounds, should not be forced to go back.

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

Arguments:

1. Yes. This will bring in some sense of seriousness among the students and will improve the quality.

2. No. This will force the meritorious poor students to stay away from post-graduate courses.

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

Arguments:

1. No. Any Indian citizen has a basic right to stay at any place of his/her choice and hence they cannot be stopped.

2. Yes. This is the way to effect an equitable distribution of resources across the states in India

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

Arguments:

1. Yes. This is a significant step to lower down the pollution level in metros.

2. 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.

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

Arguments:

1. No. It denies opportunity to many deserving individuals and government may stand to lose in the long run.

2. No. It is against the principle of equality, does not government owe its responsibility to all its citizens?

Statement: Should the political parties be banned?

Arguments:

1. Yes. It is necessary to teach a lesson to the politicians.

2. No. It will lead to an end of democracy

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

Arguments:

1. Yes. This may affect the voters mind and may affect the outcome.

2. No. Such polls are conducted all over the world

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:

1. No. How can any country do such an undemocratic thing?

2. Yes. Despite many problems, it will certainly help minimize, if not eradicate, unethical medical practices

Statement: Should judiciary be independent of the executive?

Arguments:

1. Yes. This would help curb the unlawful activities of the executive.

2. No. The executive would not be able to take bold measures

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

Arguments:

1. No. There is no need to block huge amount of foreign exchange and keep the money idle.

2. Yes. This will help India withstand shocks of sudden rise in oil prices due to unforeseen circumstances

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

Arguments:

1. No. This will be a sheer wastage of taxpayers' money.

2. Yes. This will help reduce the backlog of cases pending for a very long time

Statement: Should cutting of trees be banned altogether?

Arguments:

1. Yes. It is very much necessary to do so to restore ecological balance.

2. No. A total ban would harm timber based industries.

Statement: Should officers accepting bribe be punished?

Arguments:

1. No. Certain circumstances may have compelled them to take bribe.

2. Yes. They should do the job they are entrusted with, honestly

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

Arguments:

1. No. Such persons cannot serve the cause of the people and country.

2. Yes. It is democracy - let people decide whom to vote

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

Arguments:

1. Yes. This leads to indiscriminate female foeticide and eventually will lead to social imbalance.

2. No. People have a right to know about their unborn child

Statement: Should shifting agriculture be practised?

Arguments:

1. No. It is a wasteful practice.

2. Yes. Modern methods of farming are too expensive

Statement: Is pen mightier than a sword?

Arguments:

1. Yes. Writers influence the thinking of the people.

2. No. With the help of physical force one can conquer all.

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

Arguments:

1. Yes. Goodwill always pays dividend.

2. No. Our generous behaviour and goodwill will be considered as our weakness.

Statement: Should children be legally made responsible to take care of their parents during their old age?

Arguments:

1. Yes. Such matter can only be solved by legal means.

2. Yes. Only this will bring some relief to poor parents.

Statement: Should import duty on all the electronic goods be dispensed with?

Arguments:

1. No. This will considerably reduce the income of the government and will adversely affect the developmental activities.

2. No. The local manufacturers will not be able to compete with the foreign manufacturers who are technologically far superior.

Statement: Should there be a ban on product advertising?

Arguments:

1. No. It is an age of advertising. Unless your advertisement is better than your other competitors, the product will not be sold.

2. Yes. The money spent on advertising is very huge and it inflates the cost of the product.

Statement: Should luxury hotels be banned in India?

Arguments:

1. Yes. They are places from where international criminals operate.

2. No. Affluent foreign tourists will have no place to stay.

Statement: Should school education be made free in India?

Arguments:

1. Yes. This is the only way to improve the level of literacy.

2. No. It would add to the already heavy burden on the exchequer

Statement: Should there be compulsory medical examination of both the man and the woman before they marry each other?

Arguments:

1. No. This is an intrusion to the privacy of an individual and hence cannot be tolerated.

2. Yes. This will substantially reduce the risk of giving birth to children with serious ailments

Statement: Should government stop spending huge amounts of money on international sports?

Arguments:

1. Yes. This money can be utilized for upliftment of the poor.

2. No. Sports persons will be frustrated and will not get international exposure

Statement: Should the railways immediately stop issuing free passes to all its employees?

Arguments:

1. No. The employees have the right to travel free.

2. Yes. This will help railways to provide better facility

Statement: Are nuclear families better than joint families?

Arguments:

1. No. Joint families ensure security and also reduce the burden of work.

2. Yes. Nuclear families ensure greater freedom.

Statement: Should India have no military force at all?

Arguments:

1. No. Other countries in the world do not believe in non-violence.

2. Yes. Many Indians believe in non-violence

Statement: Should higher education be completely stopped for some time?

Arguments:

1. No. It will hamper the country's future progress.

2. Yes. It will reduce the educated unemployment

Statement: Should we scrap the 'Public Distribution System' in India?

Arguments:

1. Yes, Protectionism is over, everyone must get the bread on his/her own.

2. Yes. The poor do not get any benefit because of corruption

Statement: Should there be reservation in Government jobs for candidates from single child family?

Arguments:

1. No. This is not advisable as the jobs should be offered to only deserving candidates without any reservation for a particular group.

2. Yes. This will help reduce the growing population in India as the parents will be encouraged to adopt single child norm.

Statement: Should there be a ceiling on the salary of top executives of multinationals in our country?

Arguments:

1. Yes. Otherwise it would lead to unhealthy competition and our own industry would not be able to withstand that.

2. No. With the accent on liberalization of economy, any such move would be counter-productive. Once the economy picks up, this disparity will be reduced

Statement: Should income tax be abolished in India?

Arguments:

1. Yes. It is an unnecessary burden on the wage earners.

2. No. It is a good source of revenue

Statement: Should family planning be made compulsory in India?

Arguments:

1. Yes. Looking to the miserable conditions in India, there is no other go.

2. No. In India there are people of various religions and family planning is against the tenets of some of the religions.

Statement: Should an organization like UNO be dissolved?

Arguments:

1. Yes. With cold war coming to an end, such organizations have no role to play

2. No, In the absence of such organizations there may be a world war

Statement: Should fashionable dresses be banned?

Arguments:

1. Yes. Fashions keep changing and hence consumption of cloth increases.

2. No. Fashionable clothes are a person's self expression and therefore his/her fundamental right.

Statement: Should there be no place of interview in selection?

Arguments:

1. Yes, it is very subjective in assessment.

2. No. It is the only instrument to judge candidates' motives and personality

Statement: Should India become a permanent member of UN's Security Council?

Arguments:

1. Yes. India has emerged as a country which loves peace and amity.

2. No. Let us first solve problems of our own people like poverty, malnutrition.

Statement: Should religion be banned?

Arguments:

1. Yes. It develops fanaticism in people.

2. No, Religion binds people together

Statement: Is paying ransom or agreeing to the conditions of kidnappers of political figures, a proper course of action?

Arguments:

1. Yes. The victims must be saved at all cost.

2. No. It encourages the kidnappers to continue their sinister activities