Practice Test

Q1) Statement :
Should there be a restriction on the migration of people from one state to another in India ?
Arguments :
(I) No. Any Indian citizen has a basic right to stay at any place of their 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. Show Answer

Q2) Statement :
Should seniority be the only criterion for the promotion ?
Arguments :
(I) No. All the senior employees are not interested in romotion.
(II) Yes. Otherwise senior employees feel humiliated. Show Answer

Q3) Statement :
Should promotions in the armed forces be made on the basis of seniority ?
Arguments :
(I) No. Patriotism is the most important attribute for such promotions.
(II) No, It would be an injustice to those juniors who are more deserving and suitable for higher positions. Show Answer

Q4) Statement :
Should Slum-dwellers be provided free houses in big cities and metropolises ?
Arguments :
(I) No. Most of the slum dwellers are poor and illiterate.
(II) Yes.providing food and shelter to every citizen is the responsibility of any welfare state. Show Answer

Q5) Statement :
Should government stop spending huge amounts of money on international sports ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. This money can be utilised for upliftment of the poor.
(II) No. Sports persons will be frustrated and will not get international exposure. Show Answer

Q6) Statement :
Should Government 'freeze' pay-scales and salary of all private and public sectors and its own employees to contain inflation ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. All over the world this is considered as a sure way to contain inflation.
(II) No. The government should control market forces to keep check on the prices. Show Answer

Q7) Statement :
Should students union in universities be abolished ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. Students can pay full attention to their career development.
(II) No. All the great leaders had been student's union leaders. Show Answer

Q8) Statement :
Should government levy tax on agricultural income also ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. That is only way to fill government coffers.
(II) No. Eighty per cent of our population live in rural areas. Show Answer

Q9) Statement :
Should there be capital punishment for those who are found guilty of rape charges ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. This is the only way to eliminate such atrocities on women.
(II) No. This will lead to more violence as culprits may even kill the rape victims. Show Answer

Q10) Statement :
Should there be a complete ban on use of pesticides in agricultural sector ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. This is the only way to save the underground water from getting polluted with such dangerous chemicals.
(II) No. This will adversely affect the agricultural production. Show Answer

Q11) Statement :
Should Indian scientists working abroad be called back to India ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. They must serve the motherland first and forget about discoveries, honours, facilities and all.
(II)No. We have enough talent, let them stay where they want. Show Answer

Q12) Statement :
Should the habit of late-coming in educational institutions be checked ?
Arguments :
(I) No. Until it affects the work.
(II) Yes. Discipline must be maintained. Show Answer

Q13) Statement :
Should we scrap the 'Public Distribution System' in India ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. Protectivism is over, everyone must get the bread on his / her own.
(II) Yes. The poor do not get any benefit because of corruption. Show Answer

Q14) Statement :
Should Central Government open well-equipped hospitals for every subdivision of every district ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. Health and well-being of every citizen is the primary responsibility of the government.
(II) No, it is not possible, society must come forward to help the government. Show Answer

Q15) Statement :
Should articles of only deserving author allowed to be published ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes, it will save a lot of paper which is in short supply.
(II) No. It is not possible to draw a line between the deserving and the undeserving. Show Answer

Q16) Statement :
Does India need so many plans for development.
Arguments :
(I) Yes, nothing can be achieved without proper planning.
(II) No, too much time, money and energy is wasted on planning. Show Answer

Q17) Statement :
Should cutting of trees be banned altogether.
Arguments :
(I) Yes, it is very much necessary to do so to restore the ecological balance.
(II) No. A total ban would harm the timber-based industries. Show Answer

Q18) Statement :
Should high chimneys be installed in industries ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. It reduces pollution at ground level.
(II) No. It increase pollution in upper atmosphere. Show Answer

Q19) Statement :
Should there be only one rate of interest for term deposits of varying durations in banks ?
Arguments :
(I) No. People will refrain from keeping money for longer duration resulting into reduction of liquidity level of banks.
(II) Yes. This will be must simple for the common people and they may be encouraged to keep more money in banks. Show Answer

Q20) Statement :
Should the prestigious people be met with special treatment by law if they have committed crime unknowingly ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. Because the prestigious people do not commit crime internationally.
(II) No. It is our policy that everybody is equal before the law. Show Answer

Q21) Should all the utility services be immediately brought under essential services to avoid frequent agitation and strikes by the employees ?
Arguments :
(I) No. Otherwise how the employees may voice their grievance and demands ?
(II) Yes. The employees are becoming more and more greedy and they take the general public for ride by striking work. Show Answer

Q22) Statement :
Should the tution fees in all Post-Graduate courses be hiked considerably ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. This will bring in some of seriousness among the students and will improve the quality.
(II) No. This will force the meritorious poor students to stay from Post-Graduate courses. Show Answer

Q23) Statement :
Should judiciary be independent of the executive ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. This would help curb the unlawful activities of the executive.
(II) No. The executive would not be able to take bold measures. Show Answer

Q24) Statement :
Should system of offering jobs only to wards of government employees be introduced in all government offices in India ?
Arguments :
(I) No. It denies opportunity to many deserving individuals and government may stand to loose in the long run.
(II) No. It is against the principle of equality and does government not own responsibility to all its citizens ? Show Answer

Q25) Should school education be made free in India ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. This is the only way to improve the level of literacy.
(II) No. It would add to the already heavy burden on the exchequer. Show Answer

Q26) Statement :
Should internal assessment in colleges be abolished ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. This will help in reducing the possibility of favouritism.
(II) No. Teaching faculty will lost control over students. Show Answer

Q27) Statement :
Should non-vegetarian food be totally banned in our country ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. It is expensive and therefore it is beyond the means of most people in our country.
(II) No. Nothing should be banned in a democratic country like ours. Show Answer

Q28) 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. Show Answer

Q29) Statement :
Should the existing labour laws be changed in the favour of owners ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes. The existing labour laws give much more protection to employees than required and thus production is reduced.
(II) No. Because owners would exploit employees as before when there were no labour laws. Show Answer

Q30) Statement :
Should those who manufacture spurious life saving drugs be given capital punishment ?
Arguments :
(I) No, nobody has the right to take people's life as we cannot give life to anybody.
(II) Yes, those people are more dangerous than those who are convicted for homicide as the extent of damage to human life is incalculable. Show Answer

Q31) Statement :
Should there be a restriction on number of ministers in each cabinet in India ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes, as a result of this a lot, of money will be saves and the same can be used in developmental programmes.
(II) No, there should not be such restrictions on democratically elected representatives and it should be left to the judgement of the leader of the council of ministers. Show Answer

Q32) Statement :
Should the press in India be given full freedom ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes, because only then people will become politically enlightened.
(II) No, because full freedom to press will create problems. Show Answer

Q33) In India, should income tax be abolished ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes, because it is an unnecessary burden on the wage earners.
(II) No, because it is a good source of revenue. Show Answer

Q34) Statement :
Should there be only one rate of interest for term deposits of varying durations in banks ?
Arguments :
(I) No, people will refrain money for longer duration resulting into reduction of liquidity level of banks.
(II) Yes, this will be much simpler for the common people and they may be encouraged to keep more money in banks. Show Answer

Q35) Statement :
Should mutual funds be brought under strict Govt. control ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes, that is one of the ways to protect the interest of the investors.
(II) No, strict Govt. controls are likely to be counter productive. Show Answer

Q36) Statement :
Should all the profit making public sector units be sold to private companies ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes, this will help the government to augment its resources for implementing the development programmes.
(II) No, the private companies will not be able to run these units effectively. Show Answer

Q37) Statement :
Should the public sector undertakings be allowed to adopt hire and fire policy ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes, this will help the public sector undertakings to get rid of non-performing employees and will also help to reward the performing employees.
(II) No, the management may not be able to implement the policy in an unbiased manner and the employees will suffer due to the high-handedness of the management. Show Answer

Q38) Statement :
Should all the professional colleges in India be encouraged to run their own courses without affiliation to any university ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes, this is the only way to create more opportunities for those who seek professional training.
(II) No, this will dilute the quality of professional training as all such colleges may not be equipped to conduct such courses. Show Answer

Q39) Statement :
Should all those who have come in contact with the patients of infectious respiratory disease be quarantined in their houses ?
Arguments :
(I) No, nobody should be quarantined unless they are tested and found to be infected by the virus causing the disease.
(II) Yes, this is the only way to control the spread of the dreaded disease. Show Answer

Q40) 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 US development funds. Show Answer

Q41) Statement :
Should there be a complex ban on advertising of tobacco products in all media ?
Arguments :
(I) Yes, this is the only way to save people from suffering from cancer.
(II) No, this will adversely affect the sale of tobacco products. Show Answer

Q42) Consider the following argument :
" In order to be a teacher one must graduate from college. All poets are poor. Some mathematicians are poets. No college graduate is poor."
Which one of the following is not a valid conclusion regarding the above argument ? Show Answer