Q11 Statement: Should high chimneys be installed in industries?


Arguments:

I. Yes. It reduces pollution at ground level.

II. No. It increases pollution in upper atmosphere.

Q12 Statement : Should Income tax be abolished in India?


Arguments :

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

II. No. It is a good source of revenue.

Q13 Statement : Should government stop spending huge amounts of money on international sports ?


Arguments :

I. Yes. This money can be utilised for poor

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

Q14 Directions: Read the paragraph carefully and answer the question given below.Shipping business is quite dirty. Burning heavy fuel oil, the industry produces 13% of the world’s sulphur emissions and 15% of its nitrogen oxides. And by 2050 ships will be producing 17% of all carbon emissions if left unregulated, according to research by the European Union.


Which of the following, if true, weakens the argument in the passage above?


I. Shipping accounts for only around 1.2% of global carbon emissions.

II. Demand for low-sulphur fuel oil and marine diesel is expected to reduce in 2020.

III. As per rules brought in by the The International Maritime Organisation, the United Nations agency for shipping, ship owners have installed equipment to clean the dirty ballast water their ships suck in and discharge.

Q15 Statement : Should government stop spending huge amounts of money on international sports ?


Arguments :

I. Yes. This money can be utilised for poor.

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

Q16 Statement : Should education be made compulsory for all children up to the age of 14 ?


Arguments :

I. Yes. This will help to eradicate the system of forced employment of children.

II. Yes. This would increase the standard of living.

Q17 Statement : Should the tuition fees in all post graduate courses be hiked considerably ?


Arguments :

I. Yes. This will bring some kind of seriousness among the students and will improve quality.

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

Q18 Statement : Should there be a complete ban on strike by government employees in India?


Arguments :

I. Yes. This is the only way to teach discipline to the employees.

II. No. This deprives the citizens of their democratic rights.

Q19 Statement: Should family planning be made compulsory in India?


Arguments:

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

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

Q20 Statement: Are nuclear families better than joint families?


Arguments:

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

II. Yes. Nuclear families ensure greater freedom.