Statement and Arguments

Statement: Should the Govt. immediately stop registration of new cars for private use throughout the country with immediate effect?

Arguments:

• I. No, the Govt. does not have authority to do so.
• II. Yes, this is the only way to decongest the roads of big cities in India

Statement: Should the management of all the private hospitals in India be taken over by the Govt.?

Arguments:

• I. Yes, this will significantly improve the services rendered by these hospitals to the patients.
• II. No, the Govt. does not have enough financial and human resources to manage these hospitals.

Statement: Should the Govt. construct big dams across all the major rivers in India in multiple locations?

Arguments:

• I. No, this will destroy the ecosystem of the entire country.
• II. Yes, this will ensure adequate supply of water for irrigation throughout the country.

Statement: Should the Govt. sell major part of its stake in all the profit making public sector undertakings?

Arguments:

• I. No, Govt. should not give up its control of these undertakings as these are profit making organizations.
• II. Yes, this will help government reduce the quantum of huge budgetary deficit and augment its resources.

Statement: Should there be a uniform admission criteria for all the engineering colleges in India?

Arguments:

• I. Yes, this will ensure quality of students admitted to the engineering colleges.
• II. No, this is practically not possible.

Statement: Should the govt. deregulate the retail prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas and allow the prices to be driven by market conditions?

Arguments:

• I. Yes, this will largely help the oil companies to sell their products at competitive price.
• II. No, the general public cannot afford market driven prices of these products.
• III. Yes, govt. needs to stop subsidizing these products and channelise the money for developmental projects.

Statement: Should the govt. take over all the private passenger transport companies across the country?

Arguments:

• I. Yes, this should be done as the govt. runs the railways.
• II. No, govt. does not have expertise to handle such operations.
• III. Yes, this way general public can be taken out of the clutches of the private transport companies.

Statement: Should the institutes of higher learnings in India like IITS and IIMS be made totally free from govt. control?

Arguments:

• I. Yes, such institutes in the developed countries are run by non-govt. agencies.
• II. No, govt. needs to regulate functions of these institutes for national interest.
• III. No, these institutes are not capable to take policy decisions for smooth functioning.

Statement: Should the parliament elections in India be held on a single day throughout the country?

Arguments:

• I. Yes, this is the only way to handle such elections.
• II. Yes, this will help the commission to concentrate on a single day for election related issues.
• III. No, some other countries hold such elections spread over several days.

Statement: Should there be a common pay structure of the central govt. and all state govt. employees in the country?

Arguments:

• I. No, each state govt. should have the freedom to decide the pay structure of its employees.
• II. No, the workload and responsibilities of central govt. employees and state govt. employees differ and hence there should be different pay structure.
• III. Yes, all are govt. employees and hence they should be treated equally irrespective of their working with central govt. or any state govt.