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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 banks industry and will lead to healthy competition. |
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Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by three or four arguments numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to decide which of the arguments is/are 'strong' arguments) and which is/are 'weak' arguments) and accordingly choose your answer from the alternatives given below each question.
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Statement : Should mercy death be legalized, i. e. all 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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Statement : Should there be reservation of jobs in the organizations in the private sector also as in the public sector undertaking in India ? Arguments : I. Yes. This would give more opportunities of development to the weaker sections of the society and thus help reduce the bap between the affluent and the downtrodden in India. II. No. The private sector does not get any government assistance and therefore they should not be saddled with such policies. III. No. Nowhere else in the world such a practice is being followed. IV. No. The management of the private sector undertaking would not agree to such compulsions. |
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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 administratively impossible. III. Yes. This will make the degrees procured by students, comparable for offering jobs. |
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Statement : Should admission to all professional courses be made on the basic of past academic performance rather than through entrance tests ? Arguments : I. Yes. It will be beneficial for those candidates who are unable to bear the expenses of entrance tests. II. Yes. Many deserving candidates securing high marks in their qualifying academic examinations do not perform well on such entrance tests. III. No. The standard of examinations and assessment conducted by different Boards and universities are not comparable and hence there is a need to conduct entrance tests to calibrate them on a common yardstick. |
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Statement : Is caste-based reservation policy in professional colleges justified ? Arguments : I.Yes. The step is a must to bring the underprivileged at par with the privileged ones. II. No. It obstructs the establishment of a classless society. III. Yes. This will help the backward castes and classes of people to come out of the oppression of upper castes people. |
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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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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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Statement : Should workers/employees be allowed to participate in the management of factories in India ? Arguments : I. Yes. It is the present management theory. II. No. Many workers are illiterate and so their contributions will not be of any value. III. Yes. Employees - owned companies generally have higher productivity. IV. No. Employee - union ownership drives up salaries and wages. |
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Statement : In caste - based reservation policy in professional colleges justified ? Arguments : I. Yes. The step is a must to bring the underprivileged at par with the privileged ones. II. No. It obstructs the establishment of a classless society. III. Yes. This will help the backward castes and classes of people to come out of the oppression of upper caste people. |
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