1) SHOULD WE ALLOW INCURABLY DISEASED PERSONS TO

LIVE OR NOT?

 Points In Favor:
o If we feel sad to kill even an animal or a bird, how can our conscience allow us to kill a fellow
human being just because he is incurably ill? Moreover he has done no harm to society and his
illness is not because of his fault.Therefore, we must provide him proper treatment and allow him to
live as long as nature has willed it

o God has gifted us life. So, he alone has the right to take it back. No human being has a right to
interfere in His scheme of things.Once on this earth, every man has a right to live as long as God
does not want him to die.Therefore,the reasoning that just because a man is suffering from an
incurable disease, he should be put to death is untenable and beyond reason

o It is not always the case that incurably diseased persons spread contagious diseases as some might
argue. Even in those rare cases where it may be true, these persons are not real health hazards
because it is medically established now that all incurable diseases are not contagious. However, as a
precautionary measure, we should open separate hospitals or isolation wards for persons suffering
from incurable contagious diseases and thus quarantine them.

o Killing an incurably diseased person will put an end to research work in medical science. Even
otherwise, suffering people have been the subject of research work quite less. Now new vistas of
progress have been opened in medical sciences and alternative medicine like Acupuncture,
Acupressure, Reiki Pranik healing, Touch therapy, Herbal therapy, Diet therapy, etc. hold a ray of
hope for the so called incurably diseased persons. So, why snatch life from them?

 Points against:

o This world is governed by Darwin's survival of the fittest principle. An incurably diseased person is
weak and has no value whatsoever to the society. Moreover, he has no means to live. Therefore, it
would be in the fitness of things to kill him even against his wish.

o An incurably diseased person is the cause of constant worry to his family, his demands are unending
and notwithstanding the best possible attention, care and treatment given to him, he always remains
dissatisfied and disgruntled. This adversely affects peace of mind and comfort of the family
members. Therefore, the best way out of such a situation is to put an end to his life.

o These days we are saddled with the responsibility of reducing our burgeoning population. The many
diseased persons constitute a good part of it. Even otherwise their contribution to society being nil
and burden great, it would be justified and reasonable not to allow them to drag on their agonizing
life.
 Conclusion:
Defining gray areas is something which any amount of legislation can never achieve. Our policies need
to ensure that the group of people taking a decision to terminate the life is doing so in the best interest
of the patient and society.
2) Should Capital punishment be abolished?

 In Favour Of Abolition:

o Man is supposed to be a rational animal. But can a rational being kill a man for a man? No.
Because it would be savage and barbarous. Besides, by killing a murderer the dead cannot be
brought back to life, nor would he or his family be compensated. So, instead, we should reform
the killer, make him realize his sin and follow a virtuous life.

o If we kill the murderer, his troubles are over. But his family is made to suffer for no fault of
theirs. We should instead give him some other punishment, say, for example, life imprisonment
so that he has to face his own conscience and repent for what he has done. Alongside, he should
be given psychological treatment and an opportunity to lead a normal citizen's life.

o Instances are many where instead of being given capital punishment to even hardened criminals,
they were just imprisoned or put in a reformatory with the result that they realized and regretted
their wrong doings, their terms of sentences were reduced as a reward. Such acts enabled them
to serve their innocent families and they even turned towards social work. This shows their
capital punishment is not the only remedy to take care of criminals.

o We observe today that in spite of capital punishment being very much there on the statute,
heinous crimes are not decreasing. It goes to show that capital punishment is no deterrent for
criminals. Therefore, we must think of changing the method of punishment.Over 30 countries in
the world have abolished capital punishment but none has reported any increase in crime.
Therefore, death punishment is not justified from any angle.

o The reason capital punishment should be abolished is based on the fact that sometimes
judgments go wrong,and,consequently, innocent people are hanged. This is because of the
legalistic juggling of clever lawyers. Even otherwise instances are not rare when corrupt police
officials are brought over through money and political power to file patently cooked up charge
sheets in the court and magistrates in turn pass doubtful judgments. The only way to preclude
the possibility of error is to abolish capital punishment itself. “Benefit of Doubt” is an important
point of law and rightly so because law holds that 99 guilty can go unpunished but even one
innocent should not be punished. In the same spirit our Supreme Court has held that death
penalty should be awarded only in “rarest of the rare cases”.

o We have no right to destroy what we cannot create. It is for God to give or take one's life. Mercy
is higher in his eyes than punishment. It is barbarous to hold the doctrine of “tooth for tooth”
and “limb for limb”. Great soul like Jesus Christ even say “If a man slaps you on one cheek,
show him the other cheek also”. Our own Mahatma Gandhi forgave the person who stabbed him
and would surely have pardoned Nathuram Godse who killed him.Nehru ignored the plea of
several true Gandhians for Godse's life by saying, “The law will have its course.” But isn't it
true, as Charles Dickens said, that “the law is an idiot?”

 Against Abolition:
o The time is not yet ripe to abolish capital punishment. There is no letup in crimes. Capital
punishment is an effective deterrent for would be offenders and murderers. Those who argue
that despite capital punishment being there on the statute book crime in on the increase fail to
understand that it is because of our faulty justice delivery system where justice delayed is justice
denied, and not the other way round.

o There are certain kinds of hardened criminals who are beyond reform. It is futile to teach them
sanity. Killing others has become their second nature and they have dozens of murder cases
 pending against them. It would only be for the good of society that they are sent to the gallows
and thus their career in crime is stopped.

o If a murderer is not put to death but instead allowed to live on, he is tempted to repeat the crime
in future. It often happens that murderers set at large through police connivance or legal trickery
of lawyers indulge in more heinous crimes for fun or contract killings until they are caught and
killed.

o In some Muslim countries like Pakistan, Iran, Dubai, etc. where laws are rigid and even petty
criminals are awarded harsh punishments, crime is rare. Similarly in Fascist countries where
death penalty is awarded for negligence of duty or other offences, efficiency and honesty are
found in abundance. Jawaharlal Nehru once favored capital punishment for blackmarketeers as
well. “I do not want to harm the meanest insect but it would give me the greatest pleasures of all
blackmarketeers are hung up by the neck till death.”

o Punishment must be proportional to the crime. One who takes a life, should pay for it with his
own life. That alone can have a deterrent effect on the criminals. It is both ethically and
practically wrong to show any leniency to hardboiled criminals. We would be excusing or
placating criminals only at our own peril because then they would feel emboldened to commit
further crime. Therefore, though 'an eye for an eye' and 'a tooth for a tooth' appears brutal but it
is the demand of true justice.

o A murdere not only kills a human being but also makes the life of his victim's dependants
miserable, because in most such cases their breadwinner is snatched from them and in some
extreme cases they might go after the blood of the murderer and might kill them. Therefore, it is
advisable that a murderer is put to death by the arm of the law itself.

o Crime is contagious. Hence quick dispensation of justice and award of capital punishment to
hardened criminals,as they do it in Pakistan, Bangladesh and in some other countries, can surely
nip this contagion in the bud and prove helpful in improving the law and order situation in our
country.
 Conclusion:
What crimes are amongst the rarest of the rare? Definitions of crime are subjective. Human life is
invaluable both the victim's and the murderer's. Society needs deterrents to crime. The best policy
would be to deter crime with the lowest possible harm to members of society.
3) What is desirable - love marriage or arranged marriage?

 In Favour Of Love Marriage:

o Young people should be allowed to choose their own partners because nature has so made them
that upon reaching the age of consent young boys and girls feel naturally attracted towards the
member of opposite sex whom they find to be Mr. Right or Miss Right for themselves.

o In arranged marriages, parents are not in a position to know the girl well enough; that is, they
may not be aware of her personality traits. In arranged marriages, we generally get to know
about the family background and outward appearance of the girl or the boy, their educational
attainments, career plans, etc. and in the case of girls, their interest and proficiency in household
affairs cooking, knitting, tailoring, etc. But success or failure of married life depends on the
basic temperament, nature and compatibility or otherwise of the partner. Therefore, to make
marriage a success, young men and women should be supported in selecting partners of their
choice suiting each other's temperament.

o The presumption that love is blind and hence a young girl or boy will just pick up for a husband
or wife, the first boy or girl they come across when they are grown up is not justified. We cannot
say with certainty that a young boy or girl will not take all aspects into consideration before
embarking on a love affair. They are not Romeo and Juliet of our Bollywood variety who
convert their first love affair into a marriage. Now we have the concept of dating gaining
currency in which a young man gets engaged to his girl friend only when he has fully
understood her and the same is the case with young girls who now feel more confident to speak
their mind in matrimonial matters. During their courtship, they get enough opportunity to study
each other and can easily break off the relationship if either side is not found to be as expected.

o Love marriage may have its defects as well, but we must admit that it has come to stay. Today
educational facilities have spread and are easily and equally available to girls, too. Besides, there
are greater employment opportunities for girls than in the past. These together ensure that there
is more intermingling of members of the opposite sex and the parental influence is diminishing.
Therefore, boys and girls are getting more free in the choice of their spouses. In these
circumstances, it would be better for the elders to take it easy and not to come in the way of their
children's happiness. Yes, of course, they can still play the role of marriage counsellers than that
of match-makers. Young people, on their part, would do well generally to respect the wishes of
their elders while deciding to go steady with their boy or girl friend.

o Love is the main factor that binds two individuals. Saints and poets alike have praised it.
Therefore love marriages have more chances of success because there is pre-marital
understanding between the would-be couples. More often, unpleasant consequences arise only
when love is obstructed or the period of courtship is very short. If love is given way to and the
latter is taken care of, love marriages succeed and nothing else.

 In Favour Of Arranged Marriages:

o The much talked of understanding in love marriages is not so easy to have when the two meet
for the first time because love takes place at “first sight” and not after due deliberation.
Moreover, love marriages mainly result in divorce or are the cause of quarrels with parents and
thus unpleasantness in relationships. As against them, arranged marriages are based on more
solid foundations. Here, experienced people have their way and they naturally choose a partner
who is sure to prove more faithful, devoted, mature and with predictable.

o Parents are more rational, mature and experienced to deal with such matters and they are always
capable of selecting suitable life partners for their children. Loves being blind, young people
usually do not give a thought to the suitability and compability of their love. They generally lack
sound judgement and are carried away by passion.
 o In arranged marriages, boys and girls are weighed in their totality. Their family background,
character, temperament, compability, all are taken into consideration, for marriage is supposed
to be a union of two families and not just two individuals. Naturally, girls coming from families
which cherish harmonious relationships are more likely to make better wives than those coming
from broken homes. The latter may have their own psychological problems.

o All this new-found love for love marriages is because of the influence of Western films and
culture on our life. Whether love or arranged one, marriage is a gamble either way. Even much
trumpeted love marriages have been seen to be foundering on the rock of reality. Hadn't our
fathers, grandfathers and their forefathers all enjoyed arranged marriages? Is our culture or
society any the worse for it? If we compare both love and arranged marriages we find that
chances of success in the latter are much more for they are finalized after due consideration of
various aspects of a happy and successful married life.

 Conclusion:
What is important in marriage is “love”, whether it develops before or after the marriage.
4) Is Science a curse or a boon?

 Science Is a Curse:
o Scientific inventions in the field of military technology and hardware have brought about mass
destruction. Previously, only armies would fight on the front and even unarmed or sleeping
soldiers were not killed, not to speak of civilians. But today, chemical, biological and nuclear
weapons, as also missiles and aircrafts, have extended the area of conflict right into the heart of
the opposing countries. The entire industrial civilization infrastructure can destroyed in a
fraction of a second. Remember the savagery of World War II when Hiroshima and Nagasaki
were completely wiped out, its citizens physically maimed and mentally deformed? Also
remember what happened in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan?

o Can we ever forget the avoidable destruction of human lives caused by leakage in the Chernobyl
nuclear plant in the former USSR and by methyl iso cynate (MIC) gas leakage in Bhopal (India)
a few years back? Aren't thousands of people dying in road, rail and air accidents today, mostly
because of human failure in anticipating disasters or deliberate sabotage by terrorists?

o Those who regard science as a boon would say the industrialization and automation have made
production on a mass scale possible and less strenuous, but they fail to realize that it has created
large-scale unemployment.Besides, the immigration of rural workers towards industrial centers
in the cities has adversely affected our joint family system, not to speak of the psychological
problems and diseases it has spawned in the city based village workers who are uprooted from
their moorings.

o Man in his quest for so-called science aided advancement and urbanization has destroyed huge
jungle tracts thus causing harm to ecological balance. Toxic gases and biologically non
degradable waste material from factories are causing air and water pollution, blaring
loudspeakers create noise pollution so much so that even out Supreme Court have to step in to
order closure / shifting of factories in and around Delhi and to fix permissible decibel limit for
fire crackers during Dipawali celebrations.

o Granted that science has enabled us to fight diseases more effectively and lead a more healthy
life but more and more deadly diseases, unknown to our forefathers, are affecting us today.
Moreover side-effects of several medicines are more dangerous than the cure, and wrong
medication / diagnosis may render us permanently incapacitated. The recent report that Dolly,
the artificially created sheep is suffering from T.B., is an eye opener for the defenders of
science.

o Today cheap, easy and mechanical transport, scooters, cars, buses, trains and aeroplanes, has
reduced distances for us but the pollution it causes cannot be overlooked. Besides, our
dependence on them has made us lame. Not only this, other luxuries and comforts of modern
science have made us so soft that we do not want to do physical work and thus suffer from
several ailments and posture diseases.

o Science has taught us to conquer the moon and stars but failed to ennoble man himself. While
machines have been humanized, man has been mechanized and dehumanized. Starford
Wingfield has rightly said in his monumental book 'History of British Civilization', the trouble
with science is that it has improved the circumstances of man but not the man himself. So what
is the fun of improving the outer surroundings of man if he himself is not bettered?
 Science Is a Boon:
o Science is always a boon for mankind. Ever since man's appearance on the planet Earth he has
endeavoured to conquer the forces of nature to lead a happy life. Science and civilization are one
and the same. A civilized nation is one which has achieved scientific progress. We call the
African nations uncivilized; they are not versed in the ways of science.
 o Fast means of transport like aeroplanes, and trains have made the world a global village.
Telephone, TV and satellite communications, as also, Internet, have made it possible to get the
latest information from anywhere in the world in no time. This has helped in the spread of
education through satellites and TV networks. Satellite photography has enabled us to explore
new areas of mineral deposits and early warnings from satellite pictures of an impending
cyclone make it possible to take countermeasures.

o Science has given us new medicines to fight diseases and increase the span of life. Radiological
progress, ECG, CT Scan, MRI, etc. help us in detecting and diagnosing severe ailments.
Transplant surgery and micro-surgery have shown hope for the hopeless. Now the human
genome project has succeeded in mapping genes of the human body which holds the hope of
identifying culprit genes for man's diseases and replacing them.

o From cradle to grave man have tasted the fruits of science: a Caesarian operation brings him into
the world, an electric crematorium disposes him off and in between his electric lights and fans,
washing machines, fridges and other gadgets ensure that he lives a comfortable life.

o While our forefathers had to live a life full of hardships, we, because of science lead a luxurious
and comfortable life. Even the poor can avail of fast transport, bio-engineered food, a variety of
modern entertainment and the like. Test tube babies have long become a dream come true for
the issueless couples. Deadly diseases like cancer and AIDS are going to be completely
controlled in the future. Different vaccines have already been developed for eradication of
Hepatitis B, Small pox, Polio, etc.
o Agriculture and farming have been revolutionized by science. Big dams to channelise water and
distribute it to the desert have turned arid areas into greenery. Isotopes have helped improve the
quality of seeds, which not only increased food production but also caused resistance to plant
disease. Cross breeding of animals and poultry too has increased yield. Biotechnology has made
us self sufficient, even surplus, in food production.

o Our education system has been revolutionized with the help of science and technology. Gone are
the days of yore when man could rest contented with learning of only humanities; teaching of
science and technology has opened new vistas before him. He has more job opportunities. Not
only this, he is more and more in command over the forces of nature and with the aid of science
and technology he is using his resources for mankind. With great strides in paper and printing
technology and the knowledge explosion in general, even an average person is able to get the
needed information and can exercise his right of choice in our democratic polity.

o Electronics and computers have changed our thinking and living radically, computerized
machinery turns out products much faster and of better quality. Computers have replaced
manual labour with better performance and electronics has made it possible for the handicapped
to lead a normal life.

o It might sound ironic but it is a fact that because of thermonuclear weapons with colossal
destructive power in their armoury, the two superpowers, the US and the erstwhile USSR, could
not go to war fearing MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction) and lived with entente during the cold
war era. Even today, post December 13 attack on our Parliament and not withstanding warning
of using nuclear power, both India and Pakistan are desisting from carrying out their threat
because of the nuclear pressure.
 Conclusion:
Sustainable development will allow us to benefit from science, yet help pass the planet to the next
generation in the same shape that we inherited it in.
5) Seniority, Not Merit, Must Be The Criterion For Promotions
 In Favour Of Seniority:
o Entry in a job can be on merit, for that is an objective criterion for a start, but once a person
joins an office, his actual experience alone must count in allowing his promotions. This
experience enables him to gain true knowledge of the practical working of his office. We cannot
deny the fact that seniority makes a man proportionately experienced while mere merit takes
into consideration only bookish knowledge.

o By merit we generally mean securing high marks in written examinations and intelligently
convincing the examiner or the interviewer. But the fact is that even duffers can secure high
marks by cramming a few important answers and get through the interview by chance or
recommendation. On the contrary, only practical experience can give us the true knowledge of
theory and practice of a particular line.

o From our own experience in India we find that our old system of hereditary practice of a
particular trade or profession enables young boys to gain much more experience than today's
newly recruited young men who are given higher position, salary and status. An ordinary mistry
working under an engineer knows more about the intricacies of a machine than the meritorious
engineer. It would be in the fitness of things, for us, therefore, to give higher ranks and salaries
to the humble mistries and make new recruits work under them as apprentices, so as to bring
about quick industrial development.

o There being no absolute and infallible test for computing one's merit on the basis of an objective
criterion, the system of promotion by merit allows for subjective assessment by superiors and
thus leads to favoritism and corruption. On the contrary, seniority being quite obvious,
promotions based on it leaves no scope for corruption or favoritism.

o We must see to it that even a peon after a number of years is made a junior officer, then a senior
and eventually head of the department, provided, of course, he has gained sufficient knowledge
through experience. This system operates in some advanced western countries quite successfully
for it offers incentive to old hands.

 In Favour Of Merit:
o Promotions in offices and factories should be based on merit alone, for, it seniority were to be
given weightage in promoting one to higher posts , every Tom, Dick and Harry who has put in a
specified years of service would start claiming promotions just because of his duration in
service. Can we grant promotions to a peon who dusts books and carries files in a library
without even caring to read their contents? Can his seniority make him more able or capable?
The fact is that only time applied in useful purposes has educative value. In this respect, we have
the shining example of Gangadhar Yadav, a gardener in his early 20's at IIM, Lucknow. He so
involved himself in doing some extra work in the office there, that in the year 2000 a visiting
Vice President of a reputed multinational got impressed with him and offered him the job of
Sales Executive!

o The greatest progress in nations of the world has been achieved where promotions and honours
have gone to the meritorious alone. Here we have the most spectacular case of China and the
former Soviet Union. In China, they followed Confucian teachings since ancient times and
recruited their government officers accordingly on the basis of a competition. Today we know
where China stands! In the case of the Soviet Union too, their greatest progress in science and
technology was made possible by encouragement given to merit. That is why they could put first
Sputnik in the orbit and build a huge military industrial complex. An ordinary factory worker
could hope to become a manager one day.
 o Granted that people with seniority are sometimes more knowledgeable than new recruits who
come on the basis of examinations and competitions but they are exceptions. Majority of them
do not make any serious attempt to know or learn more and do better. However, the few who
improve themselves do get an opportunity for promotions,on the basis of both merit and
seniority.

o The requirements of the present day make old people outdated, because of rapid technological
advancement in factories and new work culture. Therefore, if merit alone is taken into
consideration while promoting, the knowledge of the latest devices and design can be
meaningfully tested in a candidate who keeps himself abreast of them.

o We now witness worldwide skill upgrading, computerization, government downsizing, more

mechanization and automation. What does it indicate? Only that we are moving towards
meritocracy- a kind of government where all jobs is available on the basis of merit and academic
qualifications alone. In such a situation, seniority is bound to be left irrelevant and only merit as
proved through technical and practical knowledge will count.

 Conclusion:
Loyalty and Genius both need to be rewarded. Policy needs to ensure that there are exceptions for
the career paths of exceptional people, without making so many exceptions that it gets converted into
a “rule”.
6) Are Reservations In Jobs Justified?
o No, They Aren't:
 The very idea of providing reservations to any segment of the population is based on negatives. It
allows for preferential treatment without a thought being given to the caliber or eligibility aspect.
Just about any individual from the reserved castes scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and backward
castes can get a Government job or admission in an educational institution on a much lower
eligibility criterion for percentage of marks and a higher age. This lowering of standard breeds
inefficiency, discourages the really meritorious and negates the very concept of quality of
opportunity. 49.5 percent reservation means that half the administrative machinery has inbuilt
inefficiency, while Article 335 of our Constitution lays down that reservation should be consistent
with the maintenance of efficiency of administration.

 By rejecting people of higher competence from general category and accepting the reserved
category with lower competence, the reservation policy acts as a disincentive to the meritorious and
more capable. Thus inhibits healthy growth or development of an individual. Such brilliant
students, victims of unfair favoritism of our reservation policy, get frustrated and leave for foreign
countries which favor merit alone. This brain-drain adversely affects the intellectual capability of
our country. Not only this, the system of reservation, says Justice Chinnappa Reddy, has in many
cases paradoxically generated “a spirit of self-denigration” - each community of caste competing to
be more backward than others.

 Private enterprises, being interested in efficiency alone, do not follow the retrograde policy of
reservation. Their sole criterion of selecting people is merit and ability to deliver the goods. This is
why they are doing extremely well. But, of late, demands for introducing reservations in private
sector has been raised in some influential quarters.Should this come about, God save whatever
efficiency we still have in at least a few segments of our administration and economy.

 It is a shame that in this computer and space age we, by institutionalizing our reservation policy,
admit that we are a decadent society based on caste. What image does it convey in the international
field? Can casteism be done away with by having caste based reservations? Should we not follow
economic criterion instead so that only a few families do not benefit perpetually by this unfair
policy? The criterion of creamy layer is patently humbug, for it is so applied that even those with
sufficient means and standing in society succeed in getting the benefit of reservation. All this
breeds discontent and occasions social unrest. Therefore, the sooner we do away with reservations
the better for the nation.

 Reservations were supposed to be an interim arrangement for 10 years as per our constitution so
that the low caste people could come up socially. But encouraged by our shortsighted politicians
with their sights fixed on this sizeable vote-bank, its beneficiaries have formed it into a habit to
claim reservation as a matter of right. Instead of striving hard to excel, they seek the shortcut of
reservations and the vested political interests perpetuate it. This vicious circle can be broken by the
Government by having a firm cutoff year for reservations and spreading education among the
depressed classes on a priority basis. But can we do so by assigning low priority to education with
a mere 4 percent budget allocation for it?

 Instead of facilitating spatial growth of education and development among the depressed classes,
reservations have spawned a new elitist group a mere 5 percent among them, which has cornered
all the benefits meant for 22.5 per cent. The same is going to be the fate of the most backwards
among backward classes.

 A further reservation of 27 percent to the other backward classes has aggravated the employment
problem and has formed caste animosities and hatred. This retrograde step is not going to do any
good to the nation. In the name of social justice, an injustice of the worst type is being perpetrated
because of the accident of birth in a higher caste.Moreover, the argument that since the new
reserved categories have suffered injustice through centuries at the hands of upper caste people, the
 latter should atone for that, is beyond comprehension. How could a young boy or girl be held
responsible and guilty for an alleged crime supposed to have been committed by his or her
forefathers? Two wrongs do not make one right?

 The only hope of the children of ordinary families for a better future is through education and
open-to-all competitive examination. This has been shattered by the additional 27 per cent job
quota for other Backward Class (BC) candidates following acceptance of the Mandal Commission
Report. That is why they resorted to agitation and even self-immolation, but to no avail. It has
further fractured our caste-ridden society. The author of the Mandal Commission Report himself
admits that the system followed by the Commission in compiling the list is unscientific.

 It is really damaging to the nation as a whole that instead of tackling our population problem
largely due to the illiterate, backward and superstitious people of backward classes, we give them
the lollipop of reservations! In spite of their wretchedness and poverty they produce more children
and make the life of these innocents more miserable than theirs. Therefore, if at all reservations are
to be given they must be linked with adoption of family-planning methods. This will prove to be an
effective deterrent against population explosion and will also benefit these classes themselves.

o Yes, They Are:

 The obnoxious caste system might have served some purpose when it originated centuries ago but
now it is a hindrance to our social progress. The claim of the apologists of caste system that caste
was changeable according to merit and competence of the individual and was not strictly hereditary
is disapproved by the story of Karna in the Mahabharat who inspite of being equal to or even more
in valour, skill, warfare and charity than the Kshatriyas was made to suffer humiliation for being a
Sut Putra (Son of a Shudra) till his death. Again we have the story of Eklavya, a low-born.
Dronacharya, the teacher of Arjun, the great archer of the epic Mahabharat, demanded his thumb as
Gurudakshina (Fee), even though he had refused to teach him archery fearing that he might
surpass. Thus centuries of oppression and untouchability cannot be undone in just a few years of
honest and sincere efforts. Therefore, the makers of our Constitution stipulated reservation for
scheduled castes and tribes for a period of ten years but it had to be extended again and again
because they could not come up in such a short time. It is only fair and just to reserve some seats
for these deprived and oppressed people, who could not enter even temples and educational
institutions. The question of any inefficiency creeping in or harm or injustice being done to others
does not arise because one, these classes too must fulfill certain basic minimum educational or
technical qualification, and, too, some states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have
over 50 percent reservations yet their efficiency is second to none. Again, no hue and cry of
lowering efficiency or standards is raised when a son of a rich father gets admission in a technical
or professional course in spite of lower marks. Then why these double standards?

 Our constitution lays down equality among equals and not among un equals. Through the policy of
reservation, our depressed and backward class people are sought to be brought to the status of
equality with others. It is really shameful for a modern civilized society like ours that even after 55
years of independence, a scheduled caste barat party is not allowed to go through a Rajput
dominated village near Agra, young lovers belonging to higher lower caste are hanged in village
panchayats in broad daylight without a whimper of protest! Hence, reservation is an affirmative
action to bring about socio-economic betterment of these classes and must, therefore, continue.

 Being a Welfare State, we owe it to the weaker sections to ensure their well-being through
governmental action.Their economic backwardness, poor state of education and social deprivation
are all due to our society which even at this late hour should not prevent their upliftment. It is
because of this oppressive, humiliating and torturous caste system and resultant deprivation that has
led thousands of scheduled castes people (From Dr. Ambedkar to Ramraj now Uditraj) to get
converted en masse into other religions. Resort to such conversions as a means of escape from
caste-based oppression is a shame on the entire society.
  If the Brahmins can work as pujaris and act as agents of God for all auspicious occasions like
births, marriages,deaths, etc. as a birthright, why should the Hindu society not view some
reservation for backward class people with charity and generosity.

 Even now the total reservation is only 49.5 percent for about 76.5 per cent of the population while
over 50 per cent seats are available for about 23.5 per cent candidates of higher castes. Besides,
true social justice can come with a price and reservations are the prices that are privileged classes
should be willing to pay so that the accident of birth is no more used against their lowborn
brethren.

 Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Swaraj for me means freedom for the meanest for our countrymen. I
am not interested in freeing India merely from the English yoke. I am bent upon freeing India from
any yoke whatsoever.” It goes to prove that Father of the Nation would ensure individual freedom
for one and all. But can such freedom be possible for the exploited and oppressed weaker sections?

 The depressed and backward class people cannot fare well in an open competition because of
centuries of suppression and deprivation, and, hence, they cannot develop themselves. In this
modern age of knowledge explosion through mass media, they may get alienated from the main
stream of our society. This can generate dangerous consequences for the nation as a whole.
Therefore, to avoid such an eventuality, we should accept our downtrodden brethren with an open
arm and give them a helping hand in realizing their potential. This way only we can achieve our
common destiny, for didn't our ancient seers proclaimed “Sarve Bhawantu Sukhinah ma Kashchid
duhkh bhag bhavet”. (Let all be happy, let no one be miserable).

o Conclusion:
Inequalities will always exist. Society will always try to set right these inequalities in some ways.
Policy checks here should be to see if the solution is working in the long term or not.
7) What form of Democracy is better parliamentary or presidential?

o Parliamentary:
 India adopted the Parliamentary form of democracy after getting Independence in 1947
because India had been familiar with its working during the days of the British rule. Since then
13 general elections have been held to the Lok Sabha on the basis of universal adult franchise,
and barring a few violent incidents during the polls, there has been peaceful transition of
authority from one political party to the other. Moreover, while in a parliamentary democracy,
the Executive is responsible to the legislature and therefore, the opposition always keeps it
alert. For it “always lives in the shadow of a coming defeat.” As Laski points out, in a
Presidential democracy the President does not have to fear any opposition because he is not
responsible to the legislature. It can make him autocratic. Hence Esmein calls the system
“autocratic, irresponsible and dangerous.” So, would it be advisable for us to hand over the
destiny of our vast country with abundant resources and population to the whims and caprices
of a dictatorial President?

 Since the majority party or a majority coalition of several parties comes to power in a
Parliamentary democracy, there is bound to be co-operation and harmony between the
Executive and the Legislature. It ensures easy implementation of plans and policies of the
ruling party for it can have its own way, no matter what the opposition parties in the Lok
Sabha say.In the Presidential form, on the contrary, the system of separation of powers
between the Executive and Legislature often leads to conflict: more so, if these two wings of
the government are controlled by different parties. This leads to delay, confusion and
procrastination. Therefore, it is advisable for us to continue with the present system which has
unity of responsibility, direction and power.

 It is always possible to remove a failed Prime Minister and replace him with a new competent
and acceptable individual as per the wishes of the people. This happened in the United
Kingdom during World War II when Chamberlain proved to be a timid Prime Minister and
Churchill replaced him without any commutation taking place. But a President cannot be thus
removed before the expiry of his tenure except by an extremely difficult process of
Impeachment. Thus this system being rigid does not mould itself easily to abusing
circumstances. Therefore, there is no point in having a Presidential democracy where even a
persona non grata has to be tolerated for the remaining tenure of his office.

 Bryce maintains that the Parliamentary form of Government secures swiftness in decision and
vigor in action because cabinet can easily get the measures it deems essential passed through
the Legislature. In the Presidential form, inordinate delay is caused in arriving at decisions, for
the Legislature is to be convinced of major policy decisions.

 “Power corrupts, Absolute power corrupts absolutely” says Lord Acton. This applies to the
position of a President vested with the entire administration and absolute power who might on
his own take drastic action at home and in foreign policy and bring about great suffering to the
people. We should therefore, maintain the status quo of Parliamentary Government,
notwithstanding its shortcomings and faults, which has several heads to solve national
problems in the form of the cabinet.

 Parliamentary democracy suits us because here persons fit to be members of the Executive
make known their sagacity, political acumen, grasp and common sense, and the Prime minister
will always be one who has undergone a long and strenuous period of political apprenticeship.
This state of affairs does not obtain in a Presidential democracy in the United States any person
without adequate political experience can hope to become the President. He very often comes
from obscurity and goes into obscurity again after his term of office is over and he is 'a leap in
the dark.'
  If the ruling party fails to deliver and carry the majority with it in a Parliamentary democracy,
the opposition more than merely exposing its drawbacks, loopholes and blunders, tries to step
into his shoes without necessarily having to force the ritual of a fresh election. A fixed tenure
of office for a President does not make this possible in a Presidential democracy.

 India has been the most stable nation of Afro Asia. The main factor contributing to our
stability has been the holding of periodic general elections. Government seeks to correspond to
the desires of the electorate. Members of the Legislature who represent prevailing tendencies
and opinion of the nation apprise the cabinet of them.Cabinet or the ruling party can ignore or
brush aside them only at its own peril. Presidential democracy, on the other hand, has nothing
much to care for a shift in public opinion because the fixed term of office of the President
makes him secure in office for the stipulated number of years. This may make him
unresponsive to the wishes of the people and rule as a dictator.

o Presidential:
 The time has come for us to switch over to the government of experts, as the Presidential
government is called instead of the government of amateurs or the Parliamentary democracy.
The President is authorized to appoint the members of his cabinet irrespective of party
affiliation. He can even obtain the services of nonparty experts. A Prime Minister, on the other
hand, is bound to appoint only members of his party or of parties supporting him. And he has
to take into consideration their caste, region, religion and their following, notwithstanding their
otherwise unsuitability for the post. In India, we have had, in the past and have even today,
several persons as ministers not because of their intrinsic quality but due to parochial
considerations.

 Presidential system ensures that the President has a national image. He does not belong to this
or that group or faction in the Legislature. Since he is elected for a fixed term of office,
stability is inbuilt in this form of government because he is not dependant on the vagaries of
the Legislature. In Parliamentary Government, on the other hand, the Prime Minister has to
please both his party men and the opposition to continue in office. The instability of this form
of government becomes more obvious when a single party does not hold a majority in the
Legislature and a coalition government is formed, as was the case in France prior to the
inauguration of the 5th republic, and in India during the Janata Party rule (1977- 80), National
Front Governments in 1989-91 and in 1996-98. The BJP led coalition government had to
resign in just 13 days and 13 months respectively and the NDA Government had to put up with
the tantrums of this or that coalition partner.

 In a Presidential democracy, the Legislature is less likely to be dominated by party spirit and
the individual members can vote independently on the issues presented to them, as the fate of
the government does not depend on them. This phenomenon is so much in evidence in the
classic case of United States that the two main parties the Republican and the Democratic are
called 'same wine in different bottles'. Contrary to this the Parliamentary system “intensifies
the spirit of party and keeps it always on the boil” says Lord Bryce. Even if there are no
important issues of policy before the nation, there are always the offices to be fought, for one
party holds them, the other desires them and the conflict is unending for immediately after
defeat, the beaten party begins its campaign to dislodge the victors. While the opposition
criticizes Government policy regardless of its merits, the ruling party avoids putting unpopular
measure, however important they may be, and resorts to populism ignoring the need of the
nation. Don't we witness this happening here in India? Should, then, we still continue with this
irresponsible state of affairs?

 The fusion of executive and legislative functions in a parliamentary democracy like ours has
made the cabinet usurp the functions of parliament, for the Union Legislature is now in session
for about 3 months in one year while during Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru's time it used to be in session
for more than 4 months. Moreover, rule by ordinance tends to bypass the authority of
Parliament. In the Presidential system, on the other hand, there is separation of the Executive
 and the Legislature. Hence, no wing can usurp the powers of the other. This ensures that no
legislation is enacted in haste or without, in-depth deliberation.

 In a presidential democracy, a continuous and consistent home and foreign policy can be
followed because the chief executive enjoys security of tenure and cannot be easily removed.
This fact is established by the Rooseveltian era in USA. Contrary to this, in a parliamentary
democracy, there is no continuity or consistency of policies because of instability of
Government. A new cabinet may even reverse the policy followed by its predecessor.

 In a presidential system, bureaucratic appointments are made by the president, and in some
cases, with the approval of the legislature. They are responsible for their acts of omission and
commission. In the Parliamentary Government, on the other hand, there is a fixed tenure for
bureaucrats who thrive under the cloak of ministerial responsibility. In India, we witness an
over bureaucratization of the entire administration, which causes red-tape and avoidable delay.
Bureaucracy even hijacks the well meant policies of the government.

 With a multiplicity of political parties spawned due to personality clash of egoistic leaders and
helplessness of even anti defection law, floor-crossing and horse-trading have become the
norm in our parliamentary practices. The politician-bureaucrat-businessman-criminal nexus
has debased the parliamentary institution, interfered with the judiciary, created law and order
problems and encouraged terrorism and separation on a wider scale. Even violence inside the
legislature has bought them into disrepute. Instead of being a government by discussion,
parliamentary democracy has descended to the low level of pandemonium and bedlam in the
houses of the legislature.

 Low calibre, casteist and communal elements, able to exploit the illiterate and poor masses a
considerable vote bank, get elected to the legislatures. Thus with their immense bargaining
power they are able to get ministerial berths? The result? Jumbo cabinets unmanageable in
States like U.P and Bihar where ministers have practically no work to do in some cases but are
a burden on the Exchequer. Thus we are caught in a vicious circle of all-round deterioration. It
is, therefore, high time that we abandon the Parliamentary system and adopt the Presidential
democracy where ministerial posts need not be given to elected representatives, the candidate
is more important than the party and, hence, corruption, inefficiency, vested interests and
paralyzing interference from politicians can be easily removed.
o Conclusion:
The form of government is specific to a cultural and social context. Aspects that aid efficient
government need to be reinforced, irrespective of the form of government.
8) What is more important, hard work or smart work?
Work is important to do as it takes us to the next level of success. The most important question you should ask
at this place is what kind of work will take you to that level: is it hard work or smart work.

For

- Smart work is really the need of the hour.

- Smart work saves lots of time and allows you to be more organized.
- Through smart work your goals can be reached faster.
- Doing smart work allows you to save time for other things which you might not get by doing hard work like,
exercise, spending time with family etc.
- Smart work brings lots of recognition from the society and allows you to grow more in the industry you are in.

Against

- Hard work takes lots of time just to make things correct.

- It is totally time consuming and exhausting experience, as after doing lots of work you left out with less energy
to do anything else.
- Hard work doesn't allow you to fully use your brain and it pushes you for more physical work.
- In terms of determination and persistence hard work is really important but not lot can be achieved.
- Working hard is not enough as it might not bring the best result of a problem or a situation.
9) Is IPL a boon or curse for Indian cricket?
Rise & what made it great:

The idea of having players from different countries/nationalities,represent regional franchises/teams

was just brilliant. Yuvraj Singh & Shaun Marsh in the same team,Shane Warne & the little known
Ravindra Jadeja in the same team,Rahul Dravid & Kevin Pieterson in the same team & so on.For a
cricket lover,this was orgasmic! Matches used to be full house.It took us a while to get acquainted with
the teams & the format,but then it was anticipation day-after-day,for the next match.Heck! On
weekends,you got 2 matches/day.

Inexperience meets experience: Shane Warne led the underdog side of Rajasthan Royals.Most of the
players were very young,with little international experience under their belt.However,under his
guidance,the players evolved through the tournament & went on to defeat favoured sides,before
eventually winning the IPL-1! Thus,IPL served as a brilliant platform for amateurs/newbies to rub
shoulders & learn from the greats of the game.Remember,its not only on-field,but also in the dressing
rooms & net sessions.The young players were immediately catapulted to high professionalism,big
crowds,big events,world-class teams.This helped bring to the fore a lot of youngsters,who might have
taken ages to come via the conventional route(Ranji trophy,U-19 WC,etc.) Also,their skills were honed
at a very early stage of their cricketing careers.The IPL rules made it necessary for all teams to have
atleast 6 'local'(/Indian) players.Thus,the domestic players got a massive boost.

Downfall:

After the first 3-4 seasons,the IPL format started to saturate viewers.A lot of T20 cricket had started to
be played internationally too,and the novelty of IPL started waning.And as in all things,human
emotions took over and we had a lot of controversies regarding match-fixing.Thus,as IPL got bigger,the
moral part of it got thinner.Questions on player's integrity started getting raised.Worst of all,one of the
most well regarded Gentlemen's(Rahul Dravid) team,got involved in fixing scandals.This is where the
cracks widened & viewership started to tumble.To this day,the trust in the franchisee remains
shaken.This has a domino effect on viewership,as they assume things are already decided & watching
the match is no longer as 'fun'.

Conclusion:

For the sheer novelty of its format,IPL will continue to be a good contribution to International
cricket.You can hear commentators & players acknowledge,how IPL has changed the skill set with
which cricket is played these days.Batsmen & bowler both need to be ahead of the other.There is a
decent overlap of players from different countries in IPL,and this makes them vulnerable in Intl.
matches as they know each other's games that much better.The Indian team too,has benefitted a lot from
'heroes' of IPL.Suresh Raina is widely regarded as our best T20 player,and a lot of that has come from
the IPL.Ashwin,Rohit Sharma,Ravindra Jadeja,Saurabh Tiwary,Manish Tiwari,Jaspreet Bumrah &
many others,came to the fore via IPL.However,as the money involved got bigger,the players started to
succumb to immorality.The BCCI Chairman(N Srinivasan) has himself been involved in all these shady
areas.This shakes the faith of the viewers & has a bad effect on cricket,the game,itself.Also,anything in
excess is always bad.Hopefully,the taint of the last few years will reduce over time.
10) Love makes you a good entrepreneur.
Entrepreneurship and love are not related we all know. While one is all about your profession,
something that you want to announce into the world, love is personal. Your love life and professional
life are not always on the same track, usually with one complaining a competition of time and
dedication towards the other.

Looking from statistical point of view, it has been suggested that good entrepreneurs are good lovers
too. The perfect way of balancing the two is what a person happy and successful does. When a person
is truly happy and motivated from within, he can conquer the world.

Looking at some of the highly successful entrepreneurs of the world, one often wonders if they are
just workaholics who have little to no time to spare for the family and loved ones. But of course, the
paparazzi go crazy stalking their personal lives and we get a glimpse of how happy a lover they are.
Those little PDA moments captured are a sneak-peak into their real lives where they are happy with
their beloved.

Yes:
1. A strong support: That special someone by your side to motivate you and tell you that you have it in
you to conquer anything you want is not a dramatic phrase to think of but as real as life could get. We
all need to be assured at the beginning of something new. We need that strength coming from
someone who means the world to us. His/her opinion matters to you in a crucial moment such as the
beginning of a new business. When she is supportive of your start and ready to tread the unsure path
with you, there’s nothing more you could have asked for.

2. A happy vibe: When you are happy from within, it reflects. Everyone needs love; to be loved by the
one you love is one of the happiest feelings in the world. It reflects on your work too. With happy and
positive vibes, you have a clean mind which is open to new prospects and ideas all destined to make
the world a happy place for your beloved. You make a positive start to the day and your business
flourishes just as your relationship gets stronger.

3. Being a loner is not good: So you’ve achieved big but go back to an empty house staring blankly at
you. You then begin to question the real essence of life. It makes you sad though some would suggest
that being single is all that cool and comes with freedom that relationship crushes. Brag how much
you want but we all know that feeling too well that comes during the melancholic hours at the end of
the day when all you wish for is someone to shower love and care on you. You begin to question the
reason for your existence which can slowly lead to depression and depravity from work.

4. You are willing to struggle to get there: When you have a good cause to live for, when you know
why and for whom you want to be successful, you are willing to take risks and struggle your way to
the top. You would take all the pains in the world and take the risk and start your business even when
you know it won’t be easy. When you have responsibilities of keeping someone happy and elated
through, you somehow manage to get the courage to do whatever it takes to strive for a better future of
your life and business.

5. Determination: Both love and entrepreneurship takes determination for success. When you are a
good lover, you know well how to keep working on your goal and that it is a continuous process. You
start your own business but you know that it is only the beginning of success and that it needs to be
worked upon constantly if you want to keep it flourishing and blossoming just like you do when you
want to keep the love ignited.

No:
1. Two different things: Love and entrepreneurship are two different things that do not coincide. You
could be a good lover and a good entrepreneur too but that doesn’t mean that love gets the credit of
your successful business. It is your entrepreneurship skills that get you far in the business. It totally
depends upon how dedicated you were to take the risks, follow the uneven path, stumble and yet get
back to your feet to finally reach the zenith of success.

2. The two can clash at an earlier stage: The start of a relationship and a business at the same time can
spell disaster. Both at their budding stage need nurturing with time and perseverance. You can expect
at least one of them to start complaining that you are allotting too much of your precious time to the
other and boy, you could be in serious trouble if they are both demanding. Perusing both of them at
the same time is not a piece of cake with icing to the top. They won’t compromise or try to understand
your situation landing you in a dilemma for quite some time.

3. Singles are better entrepreneurs: I am not saying that you cannot start your own business once you
are married and have a family to raise but we all know about double the trouble when you have more
responsibilities to take care of at the same time. Singles are luckier in this regard. They can spare all
the time in the world towards starting their business and most importantly won’t be getting any
nagging calls and sweet texts awaiting serious consideration and equally sugar-coated reciprocations.
You get time for yourself and you can rejuvenate at your convenience.

4. Plenty of time for love: Instead of pursuing the two at the same time, keep one waiting for some
time until you are well settled in your business. A successful person is always more confident and
rooted in his/her relationship. When you have achieved your dream career and your professional life is
on track, you can devote time and efforts to your love life and allow it to flourish unhindered. No one
can deny that no matter how true you love is, when the test of time comes, an unsuccessful career can
ruin relationship very easily.

Love is positive when it is true and comes from an understanding partner. The same could be said
about your affair with your business. The two happening and flourishing well at the same time is bliss
but it cannot be said for everyone. Love with the wrong person at the wrong time can devastate your
life and business. It is very important that you lay out your priorities clear and do not compromise on
them just to save a relationship that isn’t worth saving.

When your partner knows and understands your dreams, love really can be the driving force towards
successful entrepreneurship, keeping you happy and motivated.
11) Ethics in Business is a Fad or Reality?
Ethics in Business is all about value management at workplace. While business is said to be better when
kept shrewd yet moral values are given high place most of the time either to ensure that business ethics
get a place there or to confirm that the employees are all greeing and prioritizing ethical values over the
profit and loss run that governs business.

The list of ethical values, sometimes said and sometimes unsaid, exists at every workplace. Those
guidelines out of a rulebook of ethics are meant to help you place right over wrong every time you find
yourself in a place like that. The big question is whether these rules are actually followed or simply
maintained on the outside while on the inside pure business prevails
.

Fad:
1. All about profit making: Business, whether run by an individual or a committee, exists for the sole
purpose of making profit from the resources taken from the society or public and converting them into
useful entities for the benefit of both. They hardly care about the destruction they could be causing in
the process and try to simply stay uninvolved in things which are supposed to be their responsibility.
They pay no heed to morals and simply follow the path that would yield them more produce, even if the
society or some people have to pay a price for it .

2. Just high terms : Ethical values like maintaining trust and being honest towards work have simply
become high terms to be used for advertising about a business. Surprisingly, people are lured by these
terms into trusting companies that promise to be governed by moral values. They are thought to be
trusted people who would fear God and not indulge in any kind of deed that would be harmful to the
consumer or society. Maggi was all promising of health and taste but at the end it turned out that they
did go unethical in order to get high profits
.

3. Playing foul : In business, people do not concentrate on how to make their products better; they are
more devoted towards showing the competitors down so that they could go higher. Tainting each
other’s name and indulging in unfair practices of spreading rumors about the opponent is the business
strategy of most brands. Every year those warning messages that allege Coca-Cola brand of
contaminating their drinks with harmful substances are not real but someone else’s business strategy.

4. Joining hands with politics : Business and dirty politics have always been known to join hands in
order to complement each other in achieving their selfish motives. All those scams and corrupt practices
are done with no regret. The biggest of the business scams that took lives of many have been hidden
behind the faces of ethically elated people, those well trusted by the society to be the one that would
enlighten them. Where is ethics in cheating the trust of the society and misleading them with false
promises of a better tomorrow?

5. There is no charity in business anymore : Big businesses show their interest in helping the poor and
the needy with charitable funds. A large sum is said to be used for the purpose but what are the real
intentions behind this? Cheating tax is the only reason why businesses indulge in charity these days.
They are known to hide their charity balance sheets deep where the Income Tax department would not
question their intents and purposes.

6. Everyone is buyable: Even the most noblest of professions have become business and have knelt
down to ill practices of hurting others in order to make the most profit. Doctors are in a hurry to earn
more in multiple clinics and hence pay less attention to patients. Policemen take bribe and let go of
those who could be the reason for a road accident in future. Right from the top notch to the lowest form
of self-employed business, they have left ethics behind and are in the run to make more profit.
Reality:
1. Long term success: If a company or organization has to achieve long term success, it must make
strong pillars of ethical values and ensure that they are thoroughly followed in the entire system – right
from the top to the bottom of the system. If a business cannot earn the respect of the people and society
with their ethical values of trust and reliability, they cannot expect to flourish in the long run. People
could fall prey to their shrewd business strategies once or twice but they will learn not to trust again and
the business will see its fall .

2. Success comes with ethics: What better example could there be than Tata group of companies who
have always walked with ethics side by side even after facing loss. They are a huge success owing to
the fact that their ethical values have led people to believe in them no matter what. Mr. Ratan Tata
continued with the Nano project even when the yield was not so good but for the sake of common
people, they entertained the concept throughout.

3. Non government organizations: NGOs are the living examples of people working solely for the
purpose of bringing solace to people in trouble. They have made it their duty to help eradicate poverty,
illiteracy and malnutrition. Though there are NGOs who have other selfish intentions behind the good
work, there also exist the good ones that run on ‘no profit no loss basis.’ If it wasn’t for these NGOs,
there would have been no solace to poor people in remote areas, far away from medical facilities and
educational services.

4. Happy working environment: When ethics are maintained in a workplace, it automatically becomes a
happier place for the employees. They invest values and ethics along with resources and the yield is so
much more than just monetary gain – there is respect and reputation won which is something that is
absolutely necessary if the business is to flourish over the years. Moral values in the employer as well
as the employees make business less complicated .

Ethics in business is not a fading concept. There are companies that truly believe in moral values and
also implements the same in their workplace and in their dealings with others. It strengthens the very
foundation of the business yielding something much more priceless than success – you earn respect and
appreciation and people know you for the kind of person you are rather than just by counting the
number of properties under your ownership.

In the world of scams and competition and dirty politics, there are also those that retain belief in good
work. These are the torch bearers of humanity and selfless deeds. As long as these good Samaritans
exist, ethics in business cannot be considered a passing fad.
12) Online piracy of music and movies is bad for creative industry!

Copyright was created to prevent theft of content, both online and offline but it seems that the concept is
becoming older and outdated as online piracy gains popularity like never before. Most people don’t buy music.
They simply download it as soon as they are out. An even larger section of the people waits for popular movies
to leak into torrent sites so that they could watch it without having to pay for it.

Piracy started out as the new word for theft but soon got backed with supports that claimed there wasn’t any
financial impact rising from it and that they help make the music or the movie more popular. These are the
people who were not going to have the CD or hit the theatre anytime soon. They got it for free at convenience
and hence they had it .

Arguments against piracy are very strong. The fact that it is bad for creativity and artistic development cannot
be ignored. E-books, for instance, can be beneficial to be read on the go but when they are copied and
distributed for free online, how is the writer supposed to benefit for his work.

Yes:

1. Illegal : It is illegal. That should be enough of a reason to stop responsible citizens from using it. If it is illegal
everywhere in the world, there has to be a strong reason behind it. Copyright infringement is a serious offense
and you will have to pay for it sooner or later. If you breach someone’s copyright, you ought to know that you
are breaking laws and that you could land in trouble too, even though you know everyone else is also doing it. If
you download copyrighted content from your work place, you could get fired for it. If Artem Vaulim of KickAss
Torrents could pay for it .

2. Wasting someone’s efforts: You are doing serious emotional and economical damage here. The person who
deployed all his resources towards the creation of content is liable to receive the benefits of it but that is only
possible when people pay for watching/hearing it. Think of all the hard work that it takes for a production to
film a movie, in a single click you waste their hard slog and discourage them if they are amateurs trying their
luck in the industry. Most music bands never get recognized because piracy discouraged them even before they
could come to a good start .

3. Spyware: These sites from which you download pirated content are usually the least secured ones ever. You
could easily get your computer infected with serious spyware or malware that would make you pay for your
theft habit. They can infect your file even before you know it and the next thing you would see is your privacy
being breached and spied upon. Those viruses can make you pay in double once they affect the whole software
and database. You could lose important data and your personal files would no longer remain personal. These
can also be very difficult to remove most of the time. So much for saving a few bucks! .

4. Morally incorrect: Even if you don’t pay for the crime, you will have the guilt to live with. You do understand
the damage you are doing to someone’s hard work and promoting theft of content and yet you go on with it.
You are making them suffer loss even when they worked hard and eventually those who legitimately make
purchase have to pay more due to increased prices owing to the piracy industry.

5. Missing the real fun: Those heavily animated movies that use high quality graphic work to bring the
experience look like real to you have been doing all that for a reason. They are meant to be viewed on the large
screen with the special sound effects that add to the dramatic fiction meant to be created for the viewer. When
you download the content on your computer or mobile, you simply see the low quality video that doesn’t
convey the real fun that was intended by the filmmaker.

No:

1. Promoting the movie : Gone are the days when filmmakers opposed the piracy industry. They might even
start endorsing it now. One person who wasn’t even going to watch the movie gets to watch it for free and tells
10 others who get inspired and go to the theatre to watch the movie. It is free promotion. The popular series
Game of Thrones benefitted largely from online piracy of their episodes. Their revenue increased considerably
after piracy. The only ones who lose is the small movies with low budgets. The blockbusters hardly get affected
from piracy .

2. Newbie gets the kick : Small artists who are looking for platform to showcase their work benefits from the
piracy industry. These are artists who would otherwise have never been known or heard of but since their work
could easily be downloaded for free, people get to sneak at their work and if they like it, the artist could get the
much needed start and encouragement for the work. Their work gets advertised and reviewed for free. What
more could they have asked for .

3. Helping reach out to people far off : People in the remote or underdeveloped areas where cinemas are not
very popular or even prohibited in some cases, torrents and piracy are the only bliss for entertainment.
Purchasing content online is also a option many would say but since most people in these areas are poor, they
wouldn’t want to spend any money on downloading if it isn’t free. If it wasn’t for torrents, these people would
remain oblivious to the latest movies and music. The entertainment industry is meant to help people relax and
have a good time after all the hard work.

4. Movies do benefit from privacy : Udta Punjab was leaked way before the real release when the film was
facing the controversy. It got viewed and liked by people and hence the centre board was forced to give the
movie a clean go without any cuts. Online piracy do benefit in such cases.

The piracy industry has grown large, much like the online digitalization of books and everything under the sun
these days. There is nothing that could be done from our country to stop torrents and other piracy sites since
they are not originated in India. It is very difficult to control piracy these days. The KickAss Torrent was pulled
down but soon went live again after a few days of shutdown. It is the mirror site perhaps but it is there and is
going to be there until strict privacy is set on these sites.
13) Freebies make the citizens irresponsible!
Government, in order to win the favor of the poor along with trying to help them get free food and cheap
selective facilities, brings in subsidies and freebies. Tax payer’s money is purportedly used to bring relief to the
poor and malnourished. That’s how we know we are supposed to feel big at heart when government imposes
new taxes.
We have been told on numerous occasions that these freebies are supposed to bring solace and development
to the underprivileged. Did it really go that way? Did it make the poor people happy and responsible enough to
try harder and earn their own bread? No, it didn’t Right after India got its freedom there have been so many
schemes for helping the poor and downtrodden. Funds were flown across the country to make living conditions
favorable for these people. Free food and electricity, education and water, and what not have the government
tried to provide these people. The big question is whether it has been worth the investment.

Helpful:

1. Malnourished: Famine struck India was ailing and weak. People were hopeless. They needed to work in order
to feed themselves but jobs were scarce. Not everyone was qualified to get the positions that would change
their lives. They have multiple mouths to feed. Women and children were dying without food. Had the
government not intervened with the freebie schemes, these people would have starved to death. It gave
people hope and energy to work and earn something to sustain under the hard conditions that prevailed
.

2. Water: The elixir of life, water should not be denied to anyone. There are people who cannot afford to pay
for freshwater connections. However, they do need purified and clean water too just like anyone else. If water
subsidies were not relaxed for them, they would be battling against diseases caused by lack of clean drinking
water. Diarrhoea and tuberculosis was spreading like crazy in the past when people had no access to clean
drinking water. Government came with the bliss of free drinking water for these people, something that was
utterly necessary .

3. Other subsidies: LPG and electricity are also important necessities of life. Now that the government is asking
people to voluntarily leave their LPG subsidies and those are being given out to poor people, it should not be
seen as an attempt to win votes from these people. If we look at the level of pollution control that is being done
by encouraging poor people to give up on the age old wood fire cooking methods, we wouldn’t question the
intentions of the government behind freebies. What looks like simple freebie to us is a big help to the poor
.

4. Free education: Secondary level education is free for the children of poor families. These children are also
given free meals at the government schools so that they could be nourished enough to study and do something
better in life. It is estimated that illiteracy can be done away with in the next ten years with if free education is
made mandatory for these children and if more advanced learning opportunity is made available to them for
free .

5. Lowering theft: In places of slums and other areas where poor people reside, it was earlier found that
electricity theft started soaring high. There were hours when electricity was not available in these areas so
people took to theft. Now if the government could make electricity available round the clock to these people at
low prices, there would be no reason why people would attempt theft. If only politicians could deliver what
they promise, freebies could actually help people in bringing about the much needed change in their lives.

Adverse:

1. Making India lazy: It is no hidden truth that poor people are mostly addicted to drinking, gambling and other
such evil that easily robs them of their hard earned money. Giving them free food and fuel makes them lazy as
now they could earn and fulfill their addiction with the money and sustain on the freebies. The almost free food
grain to the poor is bound to create a lot of debt in future if the government doesn’t restrict the supply. And
then we go on complaining on the plight of farmers in India. Could this subsidy money not have been used in
making agriculture better .

2. Wastage of resources: Free water, electricity, food and fuel could lead to wastage of resources in times to
come. It is about time the government realizes the hard truth that people do not value things they get for free.
Let them earn it if they are supposed to realize the importance of these resources. Water wastage is on full go
throughout the year when there is no scarcity but when the season shows the bare reality, everyone gets to
face the consequences .

3. Scams: Ever since independence, Indian governments have been bringing out various freebies and schemes
for the poor but why has the condition of these people not changed yet? Why is there no decrease in the
poverty of our country? A big part of the funds that are to be distributed to the poor goes into filling the greedy
bellies of the politicians. What is the use of bringing out freebies when they don’t even reach the rightful
deservers .

4. Continuing forever: The biggest drawback of these freebies is their continuity. One party starts a freebie
scheme and next would have to continue giving it out since they fear losing the votes of the poor if they dare
discontinue the scheme. Instead, it adds few more schemes to win the votes and so on. We have more such
schemes than funds in our country. No party would dare ban the reservation system even if they know that
there has been no outcome from it. It has all become for votes instead of help.

Freebies could help make the citizens responsible only when they are meant to be discontinued after a certain
period of time. People ought to know that it is a limited period offer meant to help them earn and save for the
future .

Continued freebie is a bane for a country. In prolonged period of time, the government can get into debts that
it will not be ready to pay. We need to understand the main purpose of freebies and focus on how to
implement the funds in the best possible way.
13) Book smart or Street smart - Who would be your choice?
Taking the right step at the right time is smartness. Being aware of the situations and giving it the right turn is
smartness. Whatever life offers you, being able to take that bravely and make it turn in your favour is what
makes people stand out of the crowd. It could come to you if you are too wise and leaned or you have
experienced enough to be able to differentiate .

If you are well learnt and know your options in and out, you are book smart. You know what has been told to
you by the makers of opinion. You followed them close and chose one to be your mentor. They showed you
the way and you made it your destination. It does work. Most of these mentors are experts and they do teach
you the right things that you could implement in life and be the book smart you could be.

Street smart, on the other hand, is someone who descended to the lower grounds where the incidents take
place, saw what happens out there in the real world and then formed his opinion. He too knows the situation
in and out but the difference is that he experienced it practically instead of reading from sources. When it
comes to choosing between book smart and street smart, it is a tough call indeed.

Streetsmart

1. Trusting your own judgements: When you have witnessed the harsh realities of life by being amid the
harshness and experiencing the real plight, it indeed makes you capable of trusting your own judgements
rather than believing blindly in what has been painted by the story makers. When you learn to trust your own
judgement, you grow up to be a more skillful and confident person. You are capable of refraining from
fickleness and stick to your instincts. That indeed is a quality worth investing in.

2. Learning from real life instances: Street smarts do not rely on books to teach them how situations are
handled. They make their surrounding the book that has plethora of knowledge of share only if one is willing
to be open and thoughtful. They are strongly opinionated and have more practical knowledge of how to act in
a given situation. They are independent and do not always look for help and guidance from others. They have
their own way mostly .

3. More sensible: We see child beggary and child labour around us every day on your way to work. We have
been told that the government is responsible for not doing enough for these children. We believed it and in
our next discussion on the matter, we would simply talk about what provisions the government authorities
must make to change the conditions. We are book smart. A Street smart, like many NGOs, stops when they
see these children and find out where things go wrong for them. Providing them with their own time, effort
and money, they look forward to bringing light into darkness and even if they bring change in the life of one of
these children, they are more successful than the book smarts.

4. Closest to reality: Since street smarts thrive on first hand take on a situation, they are more close to reality
that any book smart could be. When we read media reports from dangerous grounds, we only know that part
of the truth that the media world decided to let us see. Street smarts are those journalists who risk their lives
to capture the truth of the situation. They do impart knowledge to us but that will always be a tad different
from reality. Street smarts are hence more informed that book smarts.

5. More successful: The greatest minds of every century, as I perceive, have been street smarts and not book
smarts. Street smarts go on to make history. If you are book smart, you are likely to get hired by top notch
companies who will pay you in luxury but at the apex of that company, perhaps the very owner, the name
behind the brand will mostly be a street smart. There are so many examples of how amateurs took over and
earned their place amongst the richest or the most influential people in the world.
6. They can think out of the box: So you have a situation at hand. You can rely on a book smart to find the
solution for you and he will. Ask 100 different book smarts to solve the same crisis and they will all have the
same solution. Ask two different street smarts and you will have plethora of options and out of box solutions
at hand .

Booksmart:

1. More dependable: Street smart are out there to experiment with the world and make decisions that no
one else will think of but in their test and trial method, there will be errors and mistakes. Not always are they
rectifiable too. Book smarts, on the other hand, have the direct approach to a problem with a solution that
has proved its efficacy before and is full proof to be adapted. In the corporate world, these are the kind of
approach that is going to matter .

2. Well informed and practical: In practicality, you do need to play safe. You do not always need to do what is
not testified yet because you know the risks of taking those initiatives. You know all too well that if things go
wrong there will be consequences and you not want to risk losing what could be your only shot at something.
Only a well informed person is capable of handling these tasks. Learning has its perks most of which bypasses
the experiences of a street smart .

3. They are important people: So we swear by examples of Steve Jobs and Dhirubhai Ambani who barely has
a college degree and yet founded some of the biggest companies of all times. But how many more street
smarts like them did they hire to run the company? The top positions are owned by well learnt people will
expertise in their fields. Why did they need experts if they were all about street smartness? Book smarts are
the need of the hour .

4. Street smarts turn rebels: Again there are at least a hundred examples of how street smarts have turned
rebels to prove their point. They are sometimes so confident in their own ideas that they refuse to listen to
others .

Street smarts do win the race against book smarts but it is the combination of two that does the wonder. If
you are a street smart with knowledge, it works best. Book smarts and street smarts, both have their
advantages in the corporate world and it depends upon what the employer is looking for to determine who
gets the upper hand .

The willingness of see from other perspectives is what makes someone adaptable, a quality without which
both street smarts and book smarts are incapable of excellence.
14) Nationalizing water resources - Pros & Cons!
Water, the elixir of life, an immediate must for every living being, unfortunately comes under crisis too. Scarcity
of water creates havoc in the rural districts of many states every summer. Excessive rain in the next season
brings with it yet another trouble of flooding many regions along the river beds. Pressure from grieving families
of these regions creates the debate over shared water resources.

The nationalization of water resources is an old issue that has never been sorted. Some are of the view that
nationalizing water resources would bring an end to the grievances of water sharing between states but others
believe that the problem has become more political than socio-economic. The optimal usage of available water
is also an issue we tend to ignore .

However, a common authority to take care of water distribution to the entire country could solve the problem
to a great extent as citied by some. Just like the national grids for electricity, water too could be nationalized to
solve the crisis of water in the dry seasons. The optimal distribution of water could be a savior in favor of the
draught hit districts .

Pros:

1. Optimal distribution: Urban areas of the same state, of which the rural districts are charred in the absence of
water, face absolutely no scarcity of water. Their lives continue normally with abundant water supply to keep
them satiated. Nothing changes in these big cities. While the neighboring districts fight and die for water, life
flows normally in the cities where people are totally unaware of water crisis until they are asked to refrain from
playing with water on Holi. Optimal distribution of water will ensure that all the places get the same amount of
water during the scarcity seasons.

2. Political issues: Politics of different states poses a big hindrance in the water distribution system. Political
pomposity makes it difficult to reach upon a proper conclusion in times of crisis. If water distribution and
management comes under the judiciary of the central government, it would become easier for the government
to take a proper decision without political influences from states. Most of the times the issues get ridiculed just
because it was initiated by someone from a certain political party.

3. Irrigation will see new dawn: Scarcity of water for irrigation, hotter summer days, late arrival of monsoon,
and the plight of Indian farmers – these ever existing issues could only be addressed if water resources are
nationalized. Centre could pay more heed to the rural areas and make provisions to meet the need of irrigation
water in these areas. There has been no actual progress in helping the farmers meet the scarcity of water
because state politics were all too busy in the blame game.

4. Legal merits: Water that runs under soil, cross states are meant to be natural resource which is to be
managed by experts who are well informed in taking care of the issues. However, it is in the hands of meritless
people and these poses many problems that go unchecked. On the legal merits too, water resources can be
nationalized. Only those who are apt enough to handle the various issues must be given the right to have
authority over it .

5. The best possible way to prevent famine: Our federalism is under the threat of depletion. With politics
taking the toll over social matters, it is not long when the families of farmers who grow food for us will be under
the spell of famine. Only the centre government can take authority and prevent hydro-politics from running the
very base of our country’s development – agriculture .

Cons:

1. Water mafias: Controversial as the term might sound, water mafias do exist in big cities and flourish under
the influence and help of politics. Centralizing of water resources might just not solve the issue but give rise to
more scams. Effective management of water distribution and resource can only happen when there is pressure
from the government over water distribution authorities to keep vigilance over wastage and other factors.
Centre works better as the monitor than the manager in these issues. It is best to let the states take care of
their water distribution .

2. Awareness: Just by centralizing water resources, the crisis of water deficiency could not be solved. Increasing
population and shifting to cities is creating a barrier that could be not be fulfilled simply by laying out
everything at the hands of the government to solve the issues. People need to be made aware of the deficiency
and prevent wastage of water. Leakage of pipeline is another issue that goes unchecked in many regions.
Spreading awareness to prevent water wastage is the issue that needs to be brought into light.

3. Allocation will be a problem: Every state will have its own demands of more and more water supply. It will
become difficult for the centre to divert water resources from one state towards the other. It could make dirt
and debris to flow towards other sources that could create stifle between nations. Diversion and more divisions
is not something we are ready or shall ever be ready to face. It is better to let the states take care of their own
water resources with somewhat an intervention from the centre to help them decide.

4. An autonomous body instead: What is the government expected to do but allocate positions to the people it
favors? There will be no solution and more corruption. Instead, water management and distribution should be
left upon an autonomous body that could regulate the matter well. It should consist to experts in the
technology of water resource management and have authority over the water resources of the entire nation.

As long as issues get a political mould to reach out of people, they could never be addressed in the right way. If
people are aware enough, they should do what they can to prevent wastage of water and spread awareness in
their surrounding too.

Nationalizing of water resources could be a good solution for India in its flight against global warming, late
monsoon plights of farmers, deficit of water in outskirts of big cities, etc. However, government must create a
special body to hear and decide upon the issue rather than allocating special positions to favorable people. It is
an absolute necessity that nationalization of water resources come along with proper terms as this one.
15) Impact of Brexit on UK and the world!
Decades of predictions and anticipations are ready to be weighed on the scale of reality as Britain packs its
boxes to bid farewell to European Union. While citizens of UK showed mixed reactions – some happy to feel
freed and others busy calculating the impacts that could go negative for them, the world outside panicked.
Without further ado let’s take a dig at some of the most prominent impacts of Brexit on UK and the world at
large.

Economic impacts:

1. Brexit managed to wipe $2 trillion off the global market. This came as a quick blow, maybe due to panic or
anticipations of losing further but this really happened. It is said to have gone down $1.50 trillion year-to-date.
Huge figures indeed!

2. British pound saw its worst ever day. Right at the early hours of Friday it went from being $1.50 against the
US dollar to just $1.33 which made FX traders experience the nightmare of their life.

3. The 8% slump in the pound is a big warning that UK is about to see inflation in days to come with imports
costing more than earlier.

4. Poorer citizens of UK will experience economic crisis more than ever as living costs will spike in days to come.

5. Treasury modeling of currency shocks shows that there will be 2.3% increase in CPI which will increase living
cost for poor households by 3.3% while the richest people (who constitute 10% of the populace) will see 1.6%
increase in living costs.

6. The stock market of London started suffering abrupt loss but regained its stance to stop finally at 199 points
or minus 3.1% amid clouds that forecast recession in the coming. UK, at the brink of recession, did not expect
such a negative impact.

7. The S&P 500, the broadest index of US stock, went down by 76 points to 2,037 points.

8. France got a tremendous shock with its CAC sliding by 8%.

9. Wall Street is said to have suffered its biggest one-day fall in 10 months. The Dow Jones Index slumped by
608 points, or nearly 3.4 % at 17,402.

10. Japan’s Nikkei Index is being said to be experiencing its biggest fall since the Fukushima disaster of 2011.

11. Moody’s, the credit rating agency, cuts its rating outlook to negative owing to the economic problems
caused by Brexit. There are predictions of negative impact on the world economy and Moody is of the view that
unless UK negotiates a trade deal that largely replicates its current access to the single market, the rating will
continue to be negative. The country is at the verge of being downgraded.

12. Fall in pound has given access to Indian investors to gain property in UK at cheaper rates.

Political impacts:

1. British Prime Minister David Cameron tried to retain stability in the government but soon his political
position became unsustainable. He announced his plans to leave the position by October. The Conservative
party might become shattered with the referendum going totally against their plans and new elections will have
to be called for.
2. Geopolitics could go bad in times to come with Cameron gone. From the Labours’s party could rise someone
of euroskeptical nature and the ties which they have maintained with US could fail immediately. Boris Johnson
could be the next leader if new elections are called for.

3. There could be clash between UK nations and they might lose their unity after all. Scotland and Northern
Ireland had supported remaining in the UK since Scots have never been keen on being dominated by the
English. There could be more referendum of exists for Independence in times to come.

Immigration:

1. UK will gain complete control over its immigration issues. There would be no pestering for open border
policies to be burdened with. It would be able to filter and control the number of immigrants it wants to take in.

2. EU nation citizens who are living in Britain and the British people who are living in one of the EU nations will
have to update their immigration statuses.

3. Travel costs from EU nations to Britain and vice versa will considerably increase and people will not have easy
access to and forth.

4. Companies that operate in EU as well as Britain will have to ensure that they are compliant with the two sets
of rules of both the nations.

5. Complying with the norms on each side might not be possible for all traders and hence trade for these
companies will come to a halt.

6. UK will still have to accept some immigration if it wants to continue trading with the rest of the EU nations
which brings us to think what is the point of exit if the immigration crisis would continue.

Trade impacts:

1. Trading will suffer as companies would have to rethink policies in order to meet the set of guidelines of both
the sides. They will have to reframe strategies to stay in the trade.

2. British imports will suffer badly and is expected to go down by 25% in the next few years.

3. One third of the Indian investment in the UK is in the IT and telecom sector and now India will have to set up
different headquarters for Europe and Britain. Either India could be inclined towards EU or with easier trade
propositions from Britain alone.

4. UK, now free to make its own regulations, could be inclined towards making more investment in India – after
all India continues to be a great investment destination from the emerging markets perspective.

5. Larger companies, like Tata Group will face the shortcoming of higher tariffs imposed by the EU against
British imports.

It is going to take a year or two to complete the paperwork of a formal Brexit but the impacts won’t stop
anytime unless Britain goes the Norwegian way to negotiate trade deals. However, since the chances of that
happening are very low, we could expect more dent in the pound sterling and slow investment from other
nations.
16) Should WhatsApp be banned in India?
Many messaging apps came into picture right after the good old emails were introduced. From Google’s
Hangout to Blackberry’s BBM, they all made an impact at their own time. However, the real catch came with
WhatsApp. Everyone was suddenly so hooked to it that even Facebook messenger saw huge fall in its usage. A
cross-platform chit-chat application that helps you stay connected all the time, WhatsApp has become an
addiction of its own kind.

When WhatsApp announced end-to-end encryption, there were already mixed responses from people all over
the country. In the wake of the iPhone incident in US where Apple was fighting FBI for its sealed privacy, this
came as a blow and anticipations started flying high. It should have been predicted right then that soon our
courts will be sitting to discuss if WhatsApp is to be banned in the country.

A Haryana based right-to-information (RTI) activist has filed petition citing that the end-to-end encryption
gives way for communication to terrorists and that the app needs to be banned in order to prevent conspiracy
that would not be able to break through or intercept.

Yes:

1. Hard to procure data: A suspect would remain a suspect only if he used WhatsApp to communicate.
Nothing that goes in or comes out of the app would be traceable now. Even if the authorities have evidences
of the criminal conspiracy of a person, they wouldn’t be able to know his call and messaging records. Even
WhatsApp wouldn’t be able to break through an individual’s data since they would not have the decryption
keys. It is like easy access for communication to all the evil minds working against the peace of the country.

2. The free call facility: WhatsApp’s not-so-old upgrading brought in free calling from one WhatsApp to the
other. It became a huge hit instantly. It doesn’t cost you anything but unlimited data. Now that it is securely
encrypted too, it could easily be used by criminal and terrorists to communicate with each other, knowing
that there would be no tracing or tracking them. The police would not be able to find out the other people
they interacted with. It is like a setback, sending advanced supervision to the era when call tracing were not a
concept.

3. Call tracing has helped: Call tracing and data procurement from social networks have helped the
investigation departments make positive progress in solving thousands of cases which would have remained a
mystery. Police and CBI have cracked the evil minded strategies of many criminals even before they could
make way for it. It was only possible because procuring call and message data was easier for them. Many
gangs and human traffickers have been caught owing to this technique. Very soon it will be a matter of past if
WhatsApp isn’t done away with.

4. Cybercrime: The cybercrime investigation departments have worked hard all these years to help people
stay free of cyber threats. Cases of blackmailing over obscene clips and picture were numerous but the culprit
was caught and punished all because it was accessible for the cybercrime department to look through and
find the loopholes that pointed towards the identity of the perpetrator. With impossible to decrypt data, we
could bid goodbye to the good work done by cybercrime cells.

5. What’s privacy and entertainment with security? So, people are agitated because they want privacy and
do not want anyone sneaking into their personal space, keeping track of messages and calls but are they
worried about security? Will it be worth sacrificing security for privacy and entertainment on social media
platforms? The cyber departments are not going to misuse the data that you send out but think of what
hackers could do with it.
6. Illegal already: According to Indian constitution, WhatsApp has become illegal already. Section 5(2) of the
Indian Telegraph act grants the government the power to order the interception of messages which is now
impossible for WhatsApp. There are rules and procedures to be followed before tapping a person’s phone
calls of messages which ensures that your privacy is not leaked into the world. License Agreement for
Provision of Internet Services mandates that private parties in India cannot use encryption higher than 40-bits
without procuring a permit from the government. WhatsApp really is in trouble with its 255-bit encryption.

No:

1. Terrorism is not because of WhatsApp: There are various other means of communication, if not WhatsApp,
if criminals want to get their messages across. Terrorism did exist before WhatsApp and will exist even if
WhatsApp is banned. Instead of addressing this global threat with the other nations to know how they are
handling encryption, someone in India simply called for a ban. We just love the idea of shunning anything that
seems to disagree with our opinion.

2. Formulating laws could help: What we need are clearly and wisely formulated laws on encryption which is
currently lacking. Calling for a ban is extreme since it would not cut to the root of the problem. Problem is that
people do have presumptions regarding the prying eyes of the government officials. With the parties full of
goons, any of their information could be used for their personal benefits. People were overwhelmed with the
WhatsApp end-to-end encryption because it ensured them of privacy and protection from anyone trying to
sneak into their personal space.

3. How many will you ban? Viber, Secure Chat, Hike, Skype and so many apps that people are addicted to.
They all offer encryption that the government would want to shun with their 40-bits wand. These are all the
most effective means of communication for people staying far from friends and families. They bridge the gap
more effectively than any other social media app. It has solved the biggest problem and that is cutting cost on
calls.

WhatsApp, owned by social media giant Facebook, should comply with the 40-bit regulation. Banning would
be completely unfair but so would be allowing such a difficult encryption. Perhaps, new rules could be
formulated instead of a complete ban – a rule that could find a stable balance between upholding the privacy
of people and national security.
17) EQ or IQ - What’s more important to be successful?
Success doesn’t count in money, they say, but it does count in what you achieve over the years. Whether you
escalated your IQ or EQ also counts. Intelligence quotient can make you a knowledgeable person but
emotional quotient is what makes you a complete person. Lack of empathy, for instance, can take from you
what your intellectual acquaintance has brought you.

Emotional quotient refers to your understanding of your emotions as well as the emotions of those you work
with. Better EQ helps you coordinate better in any environment, even if you are new to a workplace you have
it in you to develop understanding and settle well in there.

Intelligence quotient, on the other hand, refers to your intellectual knowledge as well as that of your work
and company’s situations so that you are able to take smart decisions for the betterment of your business.
The way you comprehend, construe and carry out work based on your knowledge decides your IQ. Now the
question remains – which of these is more important to be successful at work?

IQ:

1. Cognitive abilities: Your cognitive abilities and in-depth knowledge on the subject is very important to
ascertain a position in the company. It is what determines how apt you are for a certain position. Your
capabilities for the role are determined by gauging your cognitive abilities which makes your IQ very
important. With a higher IQ you are more likely to have better understanding of the situation and could
deduce ways to tackle it.

2. Confidence: If you are certain of your in-depth knowledge on a subject, you are more likely to be more
confident and approachable. You won’t shy away from being in the centre of things which is important to be
successful. You work hard and are capable of standing tall to take the credits for it – that is the image we
would have of a successful person. Having higher IQ makes you more confident that would otherwise be
which makes IQ more important than EQ.

3. Logical reasoning: The ability to reason in front of 15 others who counter your decision comes from
immense acquisition of knowledge and reasoning skills. If you can get your point across in a group of powerful
people, you earn yourself a place. Your IQ helps you secure this position that you have dreamt of. You cannot
apply logical reasons with your emotional side. You need to be practical and take decisions based on the
benefits of your company. It has to be entirely professional.

4. Your heart can mislead you: You want the promotion for yourself. You know you are more capable than
the others in the same race and yet one of them is a dear friend to you and you know that his financial crisis is
more harsh than yours at present. What would you do? Your IQ will tell you to give in your best shot for the
promotion but your EQ will stop you from doing that and ask you to retreat so that you miss the opportunity
for your friend. This is good for neither you nor the company. The company just lost someone more apt and
intelligent for the position.

5. EQ is good only when it comes with IQ: EQ alone cannot stand up to the expectations at work. You
wouldn’t be in that place if you relied completely on EQ. Your IQ is what got to there and EQ is just effective
when it comes added with IQ. They complement each other and help the one with IQ achieve higher stances
in life while balancing his power with responsibilities and compassion for those working with you. However,
since EQ is worthless with IQ, there is no reason why it should be given more importance than IQ.

EQ:

1. Being book smart is not enough: Only knowledge is of no use when you don’t know how and when to
utilize it. You could simply misuse your wealth and become bankrupt if you lack the ability to keep a balance in
your life. To help you sustain and survive the harsh pressures at work, EQ is extremely important. It makes you
what you are – a lack of EQ makes you an insensible person while its presence makes you more responsible
and savvy.

2. Filters: So you scored well in your tests and carry certificates that flaunt your higher grades but so do the
thousand others who are in the race to achieve the same success you dream of. What do you think the
employers do to filter out the best from this lot? That is where group discussions and personal interviews
come into the scene. They are meant to check your EQ which finally decides which ones are dependable and
could be taken forth with them. Most people get rejected out from this zone. It is not because they lack IQ; it
is because they were low on EQ.

3. IQ is just a set standard: The standard tests for IQ are just meant to generally check your book smartness.
They just check to see if you remember what you read and can implement it in twisted questions. However,
they are still another test just like the ones you faced at school and colleges. They cannot test your job
performance or whether you are capable of a certain position or not. They don’t make you any different from
the million other engineers, for instance.

4. Interactions are based on EQ: Your interactions with employers and clients are based on your EQ and not
your IQ. They define how well you are able to keep them pinned to your conversations. You don’t get them
snoring during your presentation and you could make the cut. High ideals and big words do not steal the
show; it is your ability to make people believe in your easy and understandable words that does the trick.

IQ and EQ both have their own importance in the corporate world. With IQ you would not make it till there
and without EQ you would fail to survive. The trick is to develop a healthy balance of the two. They are both
important for success. Spare time for both and you are sure to emerge a winner.

Only IQ can make you arrogant, the kind of people employees and employers hate. It is EQ that would keep
you down to earth, make you loved by everyone.
18) Interesting facts about ISRO’s latest satellite launch!
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) made a record with its 20 successful satellite launch in
orbit. It is an extremely proud moment for India as its biggest space mission got monumental
accomplishment. The workhorse PSLV-C34 was launched from the spaceport Satish Dhawan Centre in
Shriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

The PSLV-C34 mission consists of 17 commercial satellites as part of its payload along with two from
Indian academic institution. The main catch is the Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation which
is around 725.5 kg of cargo. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLR) rocket has an immaculate
reputation of about two decades.

In about 30 minutes the 20 satellites were in the designated polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). This is
by far the biggest of ISRO’s achievements and they are ecstatic with joy over it. Our scientists have
proved that we are not going to be an underdeveloped country for long.

Some facts to be noted:

1. Adding feather to the hat: Until this mission, the maximum number of satellites launched by ISRO
in a single mission was ten only. This happened in June 2008 and the satellites were placed into various
low earth orbits. Launching more satellites in a single go saves big on the cost of the mission which
makes it understandable why this new accomplishment is worth so many appraisals.

2. Cartosat-2C: The lead man of the celebration is the Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation
which is worth 725.5 kg of cargo. It is the main satellite which is quite similar to the earlier Cartosat-2,
2A and 2B but technologically more advanced. It is equipped with panchromatic and multi-spectral
image sensors. It has an expected life span of 5 years. The images that we shall receive from Cartosat-2
satellite will be extremely helpful in the generation of these apps:

 Cartographic
 Rural and urban applications
 Coastal land use and regulation
 Water allocation
 Road network monitoring
 Creation of land use maps
 Precision study
 Change detection to sort out geographical and manmade features
 Land information system

3. Weight: The rest of satellites weighed about 560 kg at lift-off while the Cartosat alone took up more
than half of the weights of all the payloads added. The total weight of all the satellites on the rocket
added up to 1,288kg.

4. Origin: Thirteen of these satellites were from USA. It included the twelve Dove satellites from
Planet Labs organization. Each of these weighed just 4.7 kg. Two satellites were from Canada while
there was one each from Germany and Indonesia.

5. Features: The 110 kg SkySat Gen-2-1 is said to be owned by Google. It is a small earth imaging
satellite that can capture sub-metre resolution imagery as well as high definition video. The Dove
Satellites from Planet Lab are also earth imaging satellites. The rocket from Canada is an 85 kg
M3MSat.

6. Home satellites: The satellite from Sathyabama University in Chennai is a 1.5 kg Sathyabamasat
which is designated to collect data on green house gases. It is fairly advanced and functional and can
monitor more greenhouse gases than the other satellites in the rocket. The other one is a 1 kg Swayam
Satellite from College of Engineering, Pune. It is designated to provide point-to-point messaging
services to the HAM radio community.

7. Records: India has till date launched 57 foreign satellites successfully. This mission was PSLV’s
35th consecutive successful mission. For the 17th time PSLC in its XL configuration has made flight.
This configuration is known for its ability to carry more loads using strap on motors. ISRO has gone all
the way to prove its efficacy with this big accomplishment.

8. Total satellites: India’s total number of earth observation satellites has gone up to 11.
These include:

 RESOURCESAT-1 and 2
 CARTOSAT-1, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C
 RISAT-1 and 2
 OCEANSAT-2.

The reputation of ISRO in the international arena went a notch up higher with this big achievement. All
the seven of India’s navigation system called Navic is up and running. The nano satellites are making
quite a stir for their small size and excellent capabilities. India has something very worthy to brag about
in the international community. What is more commendable is the efforts of the students of Chennai
and Pune who burnt midnight oil to make the two nano satellites successful. Youth coming forth for
invention is the positive sign that India is all set to add more feathers to its cap in years to come.
19) Shortcuts can be tempting and useful but unsustainable!
Not everything in life happens the way we want it to be. Not every road you take towards your destination is
smooth and free of hindrances. Sometimes and in great measures life happens to take various turns and twists,
tempting you to take shortcuts to succeed with less efforts and in short span of time. They are luring and
promising indeed. Sometimes they offer just what is necessary for you. But does it always work that way?

Hard work and struggle through the various levels of success is the right way most of the time. Just like in a
video game, you cannot expect to jump from level 1 to level 4 without having to go through the hurdles of 2
and 3. They are there for a reason. They are meant to teach you lessons that would help in solving the puzzles
of later stages. If your foundation is based on shortcuts, you are more at a risk of facing too many hurdles later
and unprepared.

If technology can save time, why not take a shortcut?

1. Saving time: Time is the most precious factor in every walk of life. If you don’t value time, you are soon to
lose track of all your prized possessions. Shortcuts are mainly used for saving on time. If you complete a task in
shorter duration with the same accuracy and effectiveness, why take the orthodox long tour when a simple
detour can make things simpler? When you save time at the end of the task, you benefit from getting extra
hours for yourself which is what most people lack today and later go on complaining about how hectic their life
has become. If you are short on deadline, it is always better that you take the shortcut instead of trying the
traditional route.

2. Saving resources: Taking shortcut saves resources too. You spend less money on transportation to a certain
location if you take the route which is shorter than the one usually recommended. Relying on shortcut can
sometimes prevent wastage of resources too. At the end of the task you could realize that perhaps the
prescribed resources were never necessary for the completion of the task. Your work is done and you save big
too. It’s a win-win situation.

3. Saving efforts: The long way usually takes a lot of effort from your side. It could get you exhausted even
before the work is done. You could save all those efforts and energy by taking the shortcut which can make
things simpler and easy to handle. Sometimes it is the need of the hour. You don’t have much help at hand and
yet the task needs to be completed on time, shortcuts can be a savior in these hours.

4. Pressure makes you better: Working under pressure makes some people perform better and with more
creativity. On a short notice if you are dedicated on completing a task, you can still buckle up and get to work
with confidence that you could do the work at hand singlehandedly. Being practical is also important in that
hour and the best way practical option under pressure could be a shortcut at the right moment. You can not
only complete the work but also give it the best shot that could be done in the short span of time.

5. Doesn’t require perfection: Mostly shortcuts are all about just getting the work done. It doesn’t really matter
to anyone if there are imperfections because there is always the added advantage of having done the task at
the shortest notice. Quick fixes come handy when there are imperfections in the work and you won’t be
blamed for the minute errors, nevertheless. You get the work done. You make sure that it reaches the
destination on time. You are a hero anyway.

6. Race to the finish line: If you are competing with time against a competitor, shortcut can be your best friend.
You can beat out the competition by proving that you got it in you to work under immense pressure and do
what is required in that hour. That is a winning approach and your bosses are going to like it. What they expect
from you is mainly getting the work done on time no matter how you do it. You give it to them and you win the
race against many odds.
Shortcuts make you lazy and less professional:

1. Errors: Sometimes, simply getting the work done might not be all that matters to your client. They could be
expecting perfection which is simply not possible in shortcuts. Shortcuts are basically a detour. If you do not
happen to stumble across the laid out hurdles, you might not even qualify for the finals. That could be
considered an error that could not be fixed. You lose the reliability of your clients and they would no longer
trust in your caliber for the next assignment.

2. You miss the experience: The journey from finish to end matters. There are experiences embedded on that
path that makes you better and stronger to face the challenges of the end line. If you miss the lessons, you are
more likely to emerge first but not as a winner. Your work will lack the experiences that give sustainability and
strength to the task. Lesser experience doesn’t make you apt to handle bigger challenges.

3. Low quality: Lured by shortcut, people more than often ignore the quality of the task. All they worry about is
putting out the fire on time. But every work is not a fire that needs to be put out. Sometimes that fire needs to
be kept ignited till the very end. Low quality work lacks the strength and sustainability in the long run. You
might have completed the task anyhow but if your clients aren’t happy with what you present to them, you lose
all the future chances of more projects with them.

4. Makes you lazy: Once you are addicted to doing the work at the final moment and finishing it with a
shortcut, you already are on the wrong track that is going to make you a lethargic and ignorant person. If you
are overconfident that there is a lot of time and you could always take the shortcut and beat the turtle towards
the finish line, you never know when you doze off and the turtle takes the trophy.

5. Double the trouble: In an endeavor to complete the task via shortcut you could make a mistake that could
put all your work to a total waste. Your work could be rejected and you could be asked to redo the entire task.
The disappointment could be very frustrating.

Shortcuts can be a bliss sometimes and that’s when people start being addicted to them and applying the same
to all other spheres of life. Shortcuts are preferred only when they won’t compromise on something bigger. If
the work has to be done perfectly and the clients leave the choice of method to you, by all means resort to
shortcut but do not make that a habit. They are addictive and useful but not sustainable in the long run indeed.
20) Globalization and its impact on Indian Culture.
Introduction

Globalization has a wide role to play worldwide. It has left back its footprints at every sphere of life.
Not only in India, but the interchange of world views and ideas has resulted in a major transformation
of the lifestyle and living standard of people globally. Indian culture is no bar to this transformation
process. Our deep rooted traditions and customs have loosened up their hold with the emergence of
globalization. India has a rich cultural background and pride of its culture is famous throughout the
world. Globalization has not only inculcated the westernization in India, but conversely the Indian
culture has also spread its impact globally. Culture and traditions of any geographic region hold a
special significance with respect to its uniqueness and that is the differentiating factor for a population
within a geographic boundary from the other. This uniqueness has been disturbed to the varying degrees
in lieu of globalization. Such an impact is very much pronounced when they hit a developing country
like India.

Globalization

The term ‘Globalization’ is itself self-explanatory. It is an international platform for maintaining

evenness in the living mode of the people all over the world. Globalization is the resultant of the
interchange of worldly views, opinions and the various aspects of the culture everywhere around the
world. This is the means for providing the international arena for intermingling of people from different
sectors, culture and dialects and learns to move and approach socially without hurting and affecting
each others’ prestige.

Globalization initiated with the masses travelling to other geographic areas for exploration, then with
the interest of travel and enjoying the personal space, then came the era of searching employment
opportunities anywhere on the globe to win the contest of ‘survival of the fittest’. With every
advancement of human approach, the globalization started on rooting its footprints at every place. In
today’s era the various means of telecommunication, social media, and most importantly the Internet
has a big role to play in the spread of globalization.

Globalization has both positive and negative impacts throughout the globe. Right from the
environmental challenges from the climatic influence, the air, water soil pollution etc., to the cyber
crime; globalization has a huge contribution to all the ill-effects of scientific advancements. May it be
business, trade, and work exposure or the economic and financial status of the country, no field is left
behind the reach of globalization.

Indian Culture

The culture of any country does not only portray the region and language of the region, but it starts with
the mindset and mentality of the residing citizens. Indian culture is quite rich with respect to its heritage
and resources, and more importantly due to the welcoming approach of its citizens. India is bouquet of
flowers varying religion, dialect, edibles, tradition, custom, music, art and architecture etc, bundled into
a single unit of patriotism and unity. The common factor within all these diversities is the Indian
mindset of welcoming, greeting, celebrating in a united way with immense affection and togetherness.
This is the rich essence of the Indian culture that has attracted many foreigners to stay back in India and
mingle into its eternal fragrance.

When we analyse this rich culture with the globalization point of view, we can find many punch holes
of westernization and mixing of other traits and cultures into our beautifully woven blanket. Let us
closely analyse the impacts of globalization on Indian culture:

Family Structure

Let us start with the key attraction of Indian joint family culture. The joint families have become a
strange surprise to the Indians especially to those residing in the metropolitan cities in the small flat
culture with the nuclear families blooming up like mushrooms in the rain. We have lost the patience to
get adjusted into the joint family, imbibing the values of the elders and getting the young ones brought
up under the shadow of their grandparents. Children have started treating grandparents like guests or
visitors, and such an upbringing is one of the main reasons of increasing old age homes, as those
children consider their own parents as burden in their state of adulthood.

Marriage Values

Similarly, marriages have also lost their values. It is very much evident from the increasing number of
divorce cases and the extra-marital affairs reported every now and then. Marriage used to be considered
as bonding of the souls which will be linked even after the death; but today marriage is like a
professional bond or a so-called commitment to share life without compromising their self-interests.
The ego factor into the Indian youth is again a product of globalization.

Adultery

Both the genders were kept at a distance, with lot many restrictions and limitations to the approach for
ages in our culture. With the emergence of globalization and western culture, youth have start mixing
up well with each other. The friendly approach and the socializing feature is worth appreciable. But the
total breakout of restrictions have adulterated the Indian mindset, playing up with the physical
relationship. This has given birth to new relationships in India like live-in relationships. Also the
increased cases of rape and sexual abuse cases are a result of the perverted mind which again the
imported values very much alien to our mother culture.

Social Values

We have the incorporated values of treating the guests as God, warm-hearted welcoming, greeting
elders with due respect and a celebrating every small festival with great colour of enjoyment and
togetherness. Such a wide gathering with full hue and light can hardly be seen today. People have
highly restricted themselves in social interaction. The interaction in present generation is highly
diplomatic considering the financial status and wealth. We have lost our social values and cheerful
blessing of togetherness. The present generation are more happy celebrating Valentine’s Day rather
than Holi and Diwali.

Food, Clothing and Dialect

Indian food, clothing and languages are varied with respect to different states. The food varies in its
taste, but every food has its own nutrient value and every region is specified and rich in its medicinal
preparations with the home remedies. Even the clothing varies in different states which is very much
particular in maintaining the dignity of woman. The varies cuisines from all over the world though have
different flavours to add, still the food ingredients that have inflicted with much popularity are the junk
food items which has increased the health disorders in the country. Again the dressing like the suitings
for the males are an inappropriate match for the Indian type of climate. The female dresses are again a
way of distraction to the perverted minds.

Even the Indians are not very much in favour of promoting their mother tongue or our national
language. Instead the youth today consider it to be a shameful condition to speak in their national
language Hindi. The way the foreign languages are getting prevalent in India like the French, German
and Spanish, right from the school level, is the example of how much we provide importance to Indian
languages in comparison to the foreign ones.

Employment and the Agricultural Sector

India was predominantly an agricultural based country. With the advanced globalization and cropping
up of MNCs, the farming has lost its prime value in India. Agricultural science has the least focus
amongst the youngsters who consider farming as a shameful profession and look down upon the same.
Employment through MNCs have lucrative deals attracting the bulk of manpower who are working for
the other countries as their customer care representatives. We are losing our health and our status and
slowly getting to the age of economic slavery due to these MNCs. This is what the globalization has
provided Indians through their emergence.

Conclusion

To conclude we can call Globalization as a slow spreading risk factor that has covered almost the entire
country with its severity. With some positivity of having a generalised knowledge of the culture
throughout the world and the happening and incidences globally, still the major negative impacts are
quite alarming for our country. Hence, we need to more very cautiously with the globalization process
preserving our nation’s pride and maintain our cultural prestige.
21) Has the traditional male role changed in the last 20 years?
Introduction

According to age old gender stereotypes, men were expected to go out, work, and bring home the bread.
Women were expected to cook the bread, clean the house, and monitor the children. Slowly, with time, this
stereotype has changed for the better. However, there is a long way to go.

Changes in roles of men and women over time

Traditionally, women were the keepers of the home and hearth. With time, many women started stepping out
of the house to earn a living. In some households, men chipped in their bit in running the home. They would
help their wives in cooking, and other activities. But in most households, women would take care of their
housework over and above their jobs. With the advent of the twentieth century, there was more awareness on
the equality of both spouses.

With the feminist movement gaining popularity, more and more men became aware of their wives’ problems in
juggling work and home. Husbands started working with their wives in maintaining the home. They were
chipping in to cook, do the laundry, feed the baby, and change diapers. Apart from this, in today’s economy, it is
becoming increasingly difficult to maintain a household with only one income.

Studies have shown that the time men spend with their children is almost equal to the time their wives spend
with children, a huge increase since the ‘70s. A research study indicated that the number of men, who thought
that women have the stereotyped role of child rearing, has dropped significantly over the past thirty years or
so.

In the past twenty years or so, a new healthy trend of men taking care of the household has emerged. Men are
choosing to be stay at home dads, and take care of the children and the household, while their wives or
partners step out of the house to earn. In many of these households, the women are the sole breadwinners.
This is a trend to be encouraged. It helps break stereotypes that define the roles of the genders. Had this scene
unfolded in the ‘80s or the ‘90s, the men would have been criticized for being effeminate or soft. However,
today society views this change with less prejudice. This change has to echo world over, so that men who wish
to pursue their artistic endeavors, or want to spend more time with their children, and are opting for home
based jobs can do so without a second thought. Of course, this has to be after discussions with and consent of
their partners.

Conclusion

The foundation has to be laid at childhood itself. Little boys should be encouraged to play with dolls, and girls
should be encouraged to play with trucks and robots. Boys should be sensitized to treat women with respect,
and consideration. While most men today share in the household chores, there are many who simply do not
even lift their finger at home. Men need to be educated on the fact that all responsibilities are to be shared,
and that women should not have to work round the clock. Men should also be encouraged to take time out for
their family, and child rearing.
22) Violence on TV has a direct impact on our children's behavior
I completely agree with the fact that violence on television has a direct impact on children’s behaviour. Lot of
researches have been conducted on this subject and time and again it has been revealed that exposure to
violence not only in television but also in video games, cell phones, and internet increases the susceptibility of
the child towards violent behaviour.

Randomized experiments conducted on children by exposing them to violence in televisions and video games
had shocking revealing. It suggested that there was the likelihood of child’s behaviour becoming aggressive in
the short run. Many psychological experts and neuroscientists have given the underlying reasons for the same.
They explain that children’s exposure to violent electronic media including violent games leads to long-term
increases in their risk for behaving aggressively and violently. These long-term effects are a consequence of the
powerful observational learning and desensitization processes that occur automatically in the human child.

These acts of violence shown on television have long lasting effects on children as they find it very thrilling and
different from their regular life. They like to ponder on these scripts and start connecting to the acts in their
real lives. However, if the same is not monitored, it can also change the permanent behaviour of the child.
Sometimes, this threat is large enough to be treated as public health threat.

Hence, it is very important that parents monitor what their kids are watching on television and how they are
spending their free time. This is because children learn from both experience and social learning or role
modelling. As a result, when children watch violent acts, it is difficult from them to decipher which ones are real
and to what an extent. This is where the parental or adult guidance can come to their help and prevent them
from getting misguided. It is sadistic to note that even cartoon channels show lot of violence these days.

Also, medical science says that if violence is viewed for a long time, there are chemical changes which take
place in the brain which are very similar to those that happen post traumatic stress disorder. Now, since the
brains of young children are still developing, this can impact them badly.

Hence, it is very important that children get good guidance in choosing which television programs to watch and
which video games to play. They should be encouraged to watch the inspirational or the humorous part of
television. Developing interest in knowledge imparting channels like Discovery channel, History channel can be
wonderful for their development.
23) Advantages and disadvantages of playing video games
Computers have become an integral part of our lives and our homes. This has given children an easy access to
video games and a lot of them play them all the time.

a.) What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of playing video games?

b.) How can the bad effect of computer games on children be minimized?

Computers have become indispensable in the modern times. From information to having fun, you can possibly
do everything with the help of this amazing machine. For the modern day child, computers are vital and the
amount of time that they devote on them has constantly been on the rise.

One of the most popular things with children when it comes to the computer are video games or the computer
games. From puzzles to racing, action to sports, strategy to adventure, computer games are possibly the biggest
addiction with most children. With companies such as Sony and Microsoft going all out to promote Xbox and
Playstation to children worldwide, the allure to these games has only got better.

These video games not only help in making child’s brain sharper through mental stimulation but it also helps
relieve them of anxiety or pain. In some cases, games have proved to aid in dyslexic kids reading better. Since
adults also love playing games, it can be a time of bonding between adults and children, increasing the amount
of time spent together especially when time spent by parents and children is very less nowadays.

On the other hand, the addiction to these computer games can severely harm the child. Since children keep on
playing for long hours, it can lead to eye damage. The impact of excessive visual medium is evident as a large
number of children these days start wearing spectacles from an early age. Long hours of playing computer
games can also result in headaches and dizziness.

But, one of the biggest concerns of playing excess computer games is that a child does not go out and play.
Playing outdoor sports not only increases fitness but also helps in better growth of children as they are able to
adapt better socially. Some of these games are violent and that is in turn harmful for growing children as it can
make them hostile.
It may not be possible to ban children from playing these games. However, parents and school have to
encourage children to play outdoor sports. It is imperative that a time has to be allocated for them to play video
games and adults should try and monitor the type of games being played by children.

Also, it needs to be ensured that a certain amount of distance is maintained between the television and the
child. This is to lower any possible damage to eyes as well as avoiding any health hazards that may result out of
playing video games. A fine and delicate balance can go a long way in ensuring that children are not only able to
have fun and derive benefits from these video games but in the process do not lose out on other essential parts
of life.
24) Public smoking should not be banned
Public smoking should not be banned. - after all smokers have their rights too. Do you agree?
No, I don’t agree that public smoking should be allowed. In fact, I feel that not only public smoking should be
banned, but people found practising the same should be heavily penalised.

By smoking in public, smokers are raising a bad example in front of children and youth. Moreover, other
innocent people who may be non-smokers themselves are forced to inhale the fumes and their health is put at
risk for no fault of theirs. Moreover, smoking causes air pollution and litters the environment as well.

Smoking is known to cause heart attacks and other disorders. But the hard fact about smoking is that it does
not limit its hazards only on the smokers. Due to public smoking, the fumes get accumulated in the atmosphere
thereby, impacting non –smokers also at the same magnitude which also includes children and old people.

Banning public smoking will not only reduce the health hazards in the society but will also reduce air pollution
and keep the environment clean. Putting restrictions on public smoking may reduce the smoking level of some
people.

Apart from heart diseases, other health hazards that are becoming increasingly common in both smokers and
non-smokers are cancer and cirrhosis. Also, many people these days suffer from asthma and as reported by a
research, most of them are non-smokers. They are getting asthmatic as they develop an allergy towards the
smoking fumes prevalent in the atmosphere.

Also, it cannot be ignored that lots of forest fires have been caused because a smoker has thrown a cigarette lit
up in the forest. Thousands of trees and animals have died. Likewise,
many buildings have also caught fire due to these kinds of ignorance on the parts of the smokers.

Hence, allowing public smoking is really unethical as it is not putting just the health of smokers in risk but those
of innocent non-smokers as well. It degrades the environment and also leads to big accidents at times.

Another dangerous implication of smoking is that teenagers and youth have started perceiving smoking as
“fashion” symbol and this is very dangerous since, it makes them resolve to smoking at a very young age. This is
a societal issue and should be addressed collectively.

Awareness camps, excessive advertising regarding negative effects of smoking accompanied by strict rules and
their enforcement can help to address the issue of public smoking.
25) Advantages and disadvantages of living in a media rich society
It is becoming more and more difficult to escape the influence of the media on our lives.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living in a media rich society.

Media has become a mandatory component of our lives. We have entered an era where we can hardly dream
of a life without media. The first impression that comes to our mind, from the term media, is television, or the
Internet. Though we use media in the form of newspaper and FM Radio as well, still the first impression is the
mere influence of the technology on our minds.

The drastic change in the lifestyle of common man is the gift of media to us. This gift is a double-edged sword
that requires to be handled with utmost care. A small negligence can prove to be very fatal, far more than our
capability to revert back.

Closely watching the influence of media, we can definitely count and rely on its advantages. The knowledge that
it promotes, not necessarily bookish, but general awareness in every field, is remarkable. And the main
highlight feature is the knowledge is imparted in an entertaining way. This mode of teaching is very much
required to get children close to the subject, and giving them a practical application of the subject, rather than
being theoretic.

The speedy information delivery was out of reach for us few years back. Media has helped us to promote and
advertise any information or product, in a very quick way to the masses. The wide population that it covers
would be definitely impossible without the media. Many people call media as a single sided communication, but
with the advancement of the Internet, this view has also been slammed down. There are social websites, where
we can share our views, opinions and ideas, answer to anyone’s query. Internet has made the world look
smaller. We can communicate and be friend to unknown individual miles away from us, just within few
minutes. Family can converse and interact with their children abroad through video conferencing. All these
were hardly possible even on our dreams a couple of decades back.

Imagine the speed at which a news spreads to each and every corner of the country. The charm of the coverage
by the media has boost the spirit of many talented people to achieve heights; in respect to be popular, people
are working an extended mile. Distance is no barrier for communication and information now.

Not only the news, we can find the public polls on different topics on latest news events on the newspaper
coverage on regular basis. The newspapers are the cheapest and richest source of information in reality. It
covers right from politics, city, states, national, international, business, scientific, academic, recruitment
property news, to movies, entertainment and matrimonial news. We get all this in just few rupees on daily
basis. Media has also extended its steps in to talent hunts and receiving the public poll for the same. These
could have been possible only with the advancement in media and technology.

Though we have counted numerous benefits of media, still we cannot overlook its ill-effects. On a careful
analysis, we have submerged into the influence of the media to the extent, that it has received the power to
hike an unwanted, useless matter and completely cover up a burning issue. Just by the way of over-
emphasizing, media often create panic for a rubbish matter, when the actual status is very normal in actual
world. Such a potential of spreading wrong messages to the masses leads to wrong perceptions, and a disbelief
starts prevailing on the generalised manner.

The projection of the media portraying to be the opinion of the majority and the public, is often fake and a
mere eye-wash. It promotes the views of the person in power in such a manner, that it seems to be the only
possible option left in front of the society. This authority of brain-washing the masses is indirectly given by the
common man only, who has stopped using his brain beyond the influence of media. The time today has
changed to the extent that we lack the confidence to keep our view point against the opinion given by the
media, though our mind, knowledge and consciousness acknowledge that we are very much correct.

To sum up, media is the best support to the mankind in the era today. But a human brain is far more better to
any advanced technology. We should not forget that technology is the invention by man. So let them remain
within our control, never ever authorise any technology to rule yourself, your heart, or your mind. The brain
power should always win.
26) If Women ruled the world
Introduction

The role of men and women has been somewhat defined since ancient times. Since time immemorial,
males have been given more importance because of various factors such as building of civilizations,
hunting, getting food as well as other explorations over ages. On the other hand, the subtle contribution
of women in fostering culture amongst other things has not been appreciated enough. However, like
everything has to give a way to new, even old perceptions and structure have to give a way to new ones.
Women have started to show that they are as capable as men and even though a large chunk of male
population continues to be the breadwinner of the household, women do seem to be matching them
steadily.

Change in world order

The world order has undergone a tremendous transformation over the last few decades. May it be the
recent election of Julia Gillard in Australia or even Dilma Vana Linhares Rousseff in Brazil, women are
rising up to the ranks all across the world.

The changed order does pose interesting question like what if women played a more decisive and
powerful role and come to dominate the world in the times to come! The signs are already visible and
even though the male ego may not be satisfied, it has to accept that women power is here to stay and is
only likely to increase. First Prime Ministers such as Indira Gandhi of India and Margaret Thatcher of
England have proven to be strong leaders. Women have also demonstrated their mettle in intellectual,
creative and scientific fields with superb elegance. They have also made a big difference to the world
through outstanding examples of social service. Mother Teresa, Oprah Winfrey, Coco Chanel, Marie
Curie, Madonna, Angela Merkel, Indra Nooyi, Angela Merkel, Aung Sang Suu Kyi amongst others
have been some of the most powerful women who have had a huge impact on the world through their
chosen professions or work. Even though it is easy to raise the point that they may be far and few, but
women have risen from the shadows of men and carved out their own identity and the world has stood
up and noticed it. Besides the extremely powerful women leaders, there are also women who are also
making their name in still a predominantly what is a male dominated world. This is commendable as
traditional societies only witnessed women lending a shoulder to men in their various pursuits whereas
their own power or abilities remained latent.

From being a Wife to being a mother or just managing the house chores, women demonstrate their
ability to handle multiple tasks with ease all the time. Women bring a certain level of compassion, love,
beauty and virtue to the everyday life making it more meaningful. A study by World Bank had revealed
that countries having higher number of women in parliament had lower levels of corruption.

India has increasingly recognized the role of female gender over time by introducing steps such as
reserving one third of seats in parliament as well as various schemes to empower women. More number
of women entrepreneurs such as Biocon founder Kiran Shaw also indicate the shrewdness and business
acumen that women possess. There are divergent views on the part that if women do rule the world, the
possibility of wars that caused so many catastrophes to the world may have been lesser. There is no
doubt about the fact that women are emotionally stronger than men despite the menfolk boasting about
their physical power. There is no doubt that a workplace needs more diversity to infuse better and fresh
ideas.

While men are easy to please in some reliable ways, women are more devious and complicated making
them capable of being nasty in a silent manner. But, besides this, the gentler nature of women would
also mean that they would fight tooth and nail to ensure better condition for children of the world.

Flipside

Even though we have chosen to see the brighter side of things, there is always a flipside to things.
Women do possess the toughness to manage tasks in hand and also deal with people. However,
managing the world entails a certain degree of cruelty that women might not engage in. The necessity
of cracking the whip on people and situations may take a back seat as women are known to be gentler
which can lead to more violence aggravating situations sometimes. Even though women are considered
to be headstrong, the decisiveness with which men impose their decisions and authority is uncommon
with a lot of women.

Conclusion

We can think about it all but there is not even slightest of clues that what would happen if women
started ruling the world. However, there is one strange truth to things that men desire power to hang on
to it whereas women do not wish to have it so much that they can make them let go of it.

Yes, skeptics can view this with a pinch of salt but this phenomenon may arise sometime in future and
if it does the world would never be the same place again.
27) Analytically evaluate the solutions to traffic problems
Traffic is one of the biggest challenges for the big cities all over the world. But I believe that there are a number
of ways in which this problem can be addressed. Imposing tax on private car users may not be necessarily
needed.
One of a really practical solution is to encourage people to use public transport. In developing countries, public
transport may not be in very good shape and may need lot of investment to revamp the same. However,
Government has been taking steps over the last few years to address the issue of public transport. In India, for
example, the development of Metro train has caused a revolution. It has definitely made the life of middle class
easier and also helps in addressing the traffic problem to an extent.

Another alternative is to encourage people to go in for “car pool” and the organizations should reward their
employees in some way who opt for car pool as this is a step directly towards traffic reduction and
environmental protection at large.

Also, efficient traffic management can help reduce the problem to a great extent. For this, extensive trainings
should be imparted to the traffic police department from time to time incorporating latest and more innovative
techniques of traffic management.

Also, severe steps should be taken against the parking of vehicles on the road side. In Delhi itself, it is a normal
trend for people to park cars on the road – side or in the no parking zones thereby leading to congestions and
traffic jams. Strict laws should be made and enforced about the same so that unnecessary clogging of roads can
be avoided.
I believe that the approach towards addressing the traffic problem should be rewarding the people who do
their bit by following the rules and regulations, by opting for car pools or by travelling by public transport rather
than penalising the private car owners with another tax as it may various psychological implications.

Government has also joined hands with the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme to
implement good practices in road safety like promoting motorcycle helmets, reducing drink-driving in addition
to monitoring traffic conditions and taking necessary measures to reduce the same.

Time and energy are the two most precious assets in life. These two assets get wasted in the most widespread
problem of traffic. There are many ways through which traffic congestion can be reduced. They are:

• It is important to analyze the allowed subsidies in the automobile segment. They create the major problem of
high traffic on roads. The elimination of subsidies can solve the problem to a great extent. At the same time,
the implementation of extra charges like parking cash-out can reduce the car commuting on roads. The taxes
can be raised in a balanced way which doesn’t put an extra pressure on the local masses.

• Traffic calming is one of the significant ways to reduce the congestion on roads. It is necessary to understand
that number of vehicles is increasing day by day on road. It is natural to have some problems but it is not
acceptable to have a series of problems on daily basis. It can be solved by reducing dependency on the vehicles.
A decline in auto usage will automatically solve the problem to greater extent.

• Mass transit is another way to reduce the traffic problems. People can take bus or train instead of their cars
to travel around. It will also help them to save costs and will reduce environmental damage.

• In the fast paced world, people often take cars or scooters for travelling a small distance. Instead of taking the
vehicle, they can choose for active transportation. Again, it will provide other benefits like improved health, low
fuel bill and reduced pollution.

• A simple step that can make a big difference is to pay attention while you are driving on road. Follow the
simple rules to keep the traffic going smoothly.
28) Will Swachh Bharat Campaign Succeed?
PM Narendra Modi urged local masses to fulfill Mahatma Gandhi`s dream of Clean India. He launched the
Swachh Bharat Campaign at Rajpath in New Delhi. He called it as a paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi and
former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri, on their birth anniversary. He urged people that it is the social responsibility of
Indian citizens to accomplish Gandhiji`s vision of Clean India by year 2019. He even said that the vision can only
come true only when 125 crore people of India work for it. Let us share our views on the matter. Will Swachh
Bharat Campaign Succeed?

Yes

• It is not wise to start thinking of the results first as it is said that perform actions without considering the
results.

• PM Narendra Modi came on the streets to start the mission, and this step cannot be ignored by his many
followers.

• PM initiated the chain by inviting nine public figures for campaign including Sachin Tendulkar, Shashi Tharoor,
Mridula Sinha, Baba Ramdev, Anil Ambani, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kamal Hasan, and the entire team of
Tarak Mehta ka Oolta Chashma.

• Gujarat, which was a destroyed state, after a series was natural disaster, was rebuilt by Narendra Modi, and
he was successful in making it a clean and prosperous state.

No

• Every task needs follow up and just one day working to fulfill the vision will not convert Swachh Bharat
Campaign into reality.

• The celebrities will also come for one day to promote the cause and will get busy with their schedules in
future. It is the same case with every person in India.

• The youngsters can only create hype on social media by sharing blogs, praising efforts of PM, and posting his
pictures. No one will take a broom and actually become a part of the movement.

• In a economy where inflation is rising, growth is slowing, jobs are declining, who has got the time to devote to
such campaigns.

• More than the cleaning drive, it is the people's attitude that needs a change. If we keep making our
surroundings dirty, we can never make India clean.

Conclusion

PM Narendra Modi is known for his actions. Whenever he starts a mission, gives everything to complete it. The
development of Gujarat is the finest example of his work. However, this time it is a big challenge where he
needs to change mentality of crores of people living in India. He has started well, and message is spreading well.
It needs to be continued by PM Modi by launching some or other form of measures to encourage the people for
making the vision of Swachh India a reality by 2019.
29) Dealing with low scores in board exams
Falling is not a crime. Not willing to get up and retry is.

As CBSE and ICSE revealed their board results, students all over the country filled with anxiety and ecstasy, got a
reality check among family, peer and most importantly at college admission. While some fared exceptionally
well and probably gave new cut off goals to colleges, some had to be satiated with an average performance and
the other below average had hell broke upon them with everyone either trying to console or taunt. We are not
going to do either of these. We are not going to tell you that these scores don’t matter at all. Of course, they
do. They make life hell lot easier if you scored above 90%. But are they the only thing that determines your
future? Absolutely not!

Let us spare you all the commonly talked about examples of how big business tycoons and actors are high
school drop outs and yet know success better than most of those whose board results were above average.

We would rather tell you what you should do now instead of sulking and hiding behind rocks, praying ground to
swallow you up. Life isn’t over with board results. After a few years, no one is going to remember your scores.
What they will remember about you will be determined from what you do now onwards.

1. Know your strengths and weaknesses: Not everyone is meant to be an Einstein in Physics, Chemistry and
Mathematics. You are not alone in not wanting to do anything in life that involves the complicated chapters of
these or any particular subject. Knowing your own aptitude is very important. If you did not perform well in
some of these subjects, you should ask yourself if the reason is your negligence or lack of interest in them. If
you lack interest in them, you know now that you should keep that subject at bay in college and choose only
those that you are strong at. If you have been a lazy and negligent student, now is the time to rectify your
mistake and work harder the next time.

2. Get your over marks: If you want to grieve, do it. Lock yourself out from the world and cry at it. But that has
to end and you have to get over it. You must learn to recover. Take a deep breath and calm yourself down. Only
when you have stopped thinking about the scores, you can concentrate on the future that lies ahead,
unpredictable yet full of promises and awaiting your decision. What you decide now will determine your future
and not those marks. To be able to make the correct decision, you need to have an open and calm mind, which
involves getting over the bad result.

3. Get help when you need: There are career counseling centers in every city. They can show you the way, let
you understand your aptitude and introduce you to so many new career options that you can undertake for a
brighter and better future. You will agree to the fact that gone are the days when engineering and CA were
considered the only reputable career options. You must also open up and talk to friends and people in family
who understand your situation and are keen on giving positive advices.

4. Develop your skills: Knowledge and extra skills go hand in hand in making a successful career. There are skill
based courses that you could consider pursuing. Strengthen your communication skills, English and inter-
personal skills. Read good books, they have a plethora of knowledge and life lessons that can go a long way in
shaping your skills and personality. You can also consider taking up short term skill based courses that are
considered helpful in determining career option.

5. Take care of yourself: Do not stress over your life. Eat and drink on time. Keep yourself healthy. Only a
healthy body can have a healthy mind and the power to make sane decisions. If you over think, remember that
you are only making it worse for yourself since there is always a chance that you might get depressed and make
wrong decisions. Since it is summer, keep yourself well hydrated as it also wards off stress. Eat healthy and do
not take to junk and sweets in order to fulfill your cravings. They are known to make you lazy and feel tired all
the time.
6. Win back your parent’s confidence: No one cares or worries about you more than your parents. If they are
angry or disappointed at you for your poor performance, take a few minutes to understand that their reaction
is just equivalent to their love for you. It is only because they care for you that make them worry about your
studies and future. All they want from you is to secure yourself a future where you won’t have to struggle
through life. With all that age and experience, they know the ups and downs of life. They would anything to
keep you from any kind of sufferance. Apologize to them, talk to them, listen to what they have to say and
make them understand what you want to do in life.

7. Scores don’t represent you: Yes, scoring well feels good and helps in securing admission in a good college
where the cut off is impossibly high. But that is not all that there is to life. There are other options too. You
might want to ask yourself where your true happiness lies. What kind of work or study wakes your senses? Even
though you did not do well in the subjects that are of your interest, determine to work hard now and don’t
waste time sulking. Get up with the thought and willpower to make each day count. Little by little strengthen
your weaknesses and try to gain momentum over your learning capability. These are the things that should
represent you and not your scores.

8. Learn to ignore negative people: There will always be that nagging aunt or an over presumptuous uncle who
would try all sorts of ways to show you how pathetic your life is going to be because of the low score.
Remember that they are just bored old people who are trying to have some fun at your expense. Learn to
ignore them or better yet stay away from them. You sure as hell do not want any negativity around you when
you are trying to figure out what to do about your career and life. Their opinion and judgment don’t matter.
What matters is how you stand up to the situation and come out of it with positive vibes to makes things better
for you.

9. Do not look for escape: When you try to escape sorrow, people or reality, you know you are going nowhere.
You are simply looking for ways to avoid reality which is not going to help. Face it bravely and prove yourself
worthy of reconstructing dreams and aspirations. People leave their well paying jobs to pursue their interest in
middle age and come out successful after hard work and perseverance while you get to start over so early that
you could do anything that you want. Consider the scores as a mistake you made and learn from it. Learn to
work harder and give in your 100% to everything that you undertake.

10. Don’t quit: If you give up and think that life is over for you and there is no good future for you, there won’t
be any – not because of your score but because of your attitude. You are what you want yourself to be. If you
are determined to achieve success, you will. Quitters don’t get to make history. They only make news that is
soon forgotten. Falling is not a crime. Not willing to get up and retry is.
30) Are mobile towers in residential areas harmful?
While people are rather happy with better network accessibility brought by increase in the number of mobile
phone towers in their areas, the National Rights Commission (NHRC) is concerned about the harmful effects of
radiation emitted from these towers in residential areas. Notices have been issued to the union ministry of
communications and information technology and health ministry.

Development in the telecommunication sector has never been so hiked up as now. New and better services are
being introduced with newer networks that require more towers. Development should not come in the way of
healthcare and government needs to ensure that strategies are adapted to take care of these aspects.

The harmful effect of having mobile towers in residential areas is highly debated. Some of the theories believe
that there is no harm in having mobile towers in residential areas while the others cite the list of harms that
could come from them.

Yes:

1. Electromagnetic radiations: If you go for expert advice, they would tell you that living within 50m of a mobile
tower is like being stuck in a microwave oven for the entire day. The electromagnetic radiations are cancerous
elements that are straightforward lethal for health. Take a look at all those cell phone towers on the terrace of
residential buildings and you can imagine how close a call people are taking with these perilous elements. The
WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reported that mobile tower radiations are
carcinogenic to humans and can cause brain cancer. It has the same effects as being surrounded by DDT,
chloroform, lead and petrol exhaust.

2. Unauthorized constructions: Out of all the mobile phone towers in metropolitan cities, a shocking 45% of
them are illegal. They did not follow the norms that are set for the purpose and ignorantly put the lives of
people at risk of cancer and other disastrous ailments. The buildings on which the tower is to be set must be
authorized by the concerned government body but since most of them are illegal, hence unauthorized too.

3. Other issues: While cancer is the biggest threat to people living in the vicinity of a mobile phone tower, there
are other health issues too. People in the area experience sleep disorders, fatigue, headache, memory loss,
depression, hearing problems, joint pains, skin diseases, and even cardiovascular problems. Mobile phones emit
radiation too but they are smaller in intensity while mobile towers generate higher intensity of radiation 24
hours. We can only imagine the kind of long term toll this can take on the health of people.

4. Birds on the go: The most notable effect of mobile tower radiation has been seen on birds. The numbers of
local birds like sparrows have started to dwindle from the residential areas where mobile towers have been
installed. The mobile towers are known to emit microwaves that are found to damage bird eggs and embryos as
they cause thinning of the skulls of chicks as well as eggshells. Microwaves also interfere with the navigation
sensors of the birds which they use to find their way back to nest. Imagine a mother bird on the spree for food
trying to return to the kin but never being able to find the way back. It is dismal indeed.

5. On children and unborn: Children have thinner skulls and are hence known to be more affected by radiation
from mobile phone towers. The same applies for pregnant woman carrying an underdeveloped child. The
penetration of radiation is easier on them and the effect could be really disastrous if not kept under check.
Children these days are known to have less concentration power – one of the effects of having cellular towers
in residential areas, near schools and hospitals.
No:

1. Norms are effective: The norms set by the Indian government are far more stringent as compared to the
limits set in advanced countries. There is very negligible amount of harmful radiation created amid our mobile
phone towers which do not have a greater coverage area. The frequency is very low, making the norms far
more effective than to leave us worrying about cancer and other health issues that are only known to happen
under very high radiation exposure.

2. Authorization: After compliant from the residential, many illegal mobile towers were sealed in the year 2013.
Now the company needs to get various types of clearances from various departments that strictly check the
environment and the tower capacity before giving it a go. The whole problem of illegal and unauthorized setup
of mobile towers on rooftops started when people started selling off their space to mobile companies that
promised them good pay and round the day electricity advantage. People also need to be more aware and
precautionary if they want the government to take care of the health needs of the citizens.

3. Heavy fine imposed on trespassers: Heavy fines and punishments are now imposed on illegal construction of
mobile towers which has effectively lessened the whole fiasco about harmful radiation in residential areas. On
top of that it is to be noted that people are more worried about getting the best signal strength on their mobile
devices. There is no compromising on data speed or call drop due to bad network. People rarely have
objections if a mobile tower is erected in their area.

4. For selling radiation proof products: The whole rumor about mobile tower radiation in India was started by a
foreign company that sells radiation proofing products like window and ventilation shields. There are even
curtains and wallpapers being sold that are labeled as radiation proof. The whole stigma comes from this
backdrop which could one fine day start selling clothes and helmets that are meant to ward off radiation.

Mobile phone towers in residential areas are harmful if they do not comply with the norms and the emission if
higher than permissible limits. However, it is still worth noting that cellular phones are bad for pregnant women
and children which make it clear that mobile towers are also no good. Only when these things are kept within a
certain limits, they are useful and necessary. For instance, it is true that radiation mingles with sleep. You are
advised to stay technology free while sleeping. Do we really follow this rule? It is about time we start taking
them seriously.
31) Celebrity Brand Endorsement: Effective Advertising?
Today on every TV channel, all big brands are being endorsed by a celebrity, be it a celebrity from cinema or
cricket world. Celebrities add glamour to the product and their association with a product makes it popular with
their fans.

For

- People like to be associated with good quality brands.

- Brand endorsed by celebrities put less effect on the purchase or selling of a product as everyone's knows the
real picture of it.
- Brand endorsed by celebrities add only a bit of value not to its quality but, to its overall look so that the
product look very good in the market.
- Public has now become smart and they try the products in which they believe.
- People are attracted towards the products use, design and the quality.

Against

- Celebrities attract more public through endorsement and their other acts. The products endorsed by a
celebrity get more popular.
- The publicity remains more effective when the name of the brand is associated with some celebrity.
- More and more people come to look which products our celebrities are using and they go for it.
- Association of celebrity with a brand allows it to be more promotable.
- Celebrities can influence the consumer purchasing decision.

In my point of view the celebrity brand endorsement should be avoided to a certain extent. You should go for
the products which you think will work for you. The right choices can be made not by seeing the celebrity who
is associated with the brand but with the quality of product you are buying.
32) Who is responsible for eve teasing - Boys or Girls
Eve teasing with time is increasing day by day not only in the urban areas but also in the rural areas. What
are the causes for eve teasing and what leads people to do eve teasing? Is it the girls who are responsible or
the boys?

For:

- Today’s youth is influenced by media and that there is no censor on the content of media be it on the internet,
television or films
- It is usually the girls, who with their body language and their clothes motivate the raucous men to get involved
into eve teasing
- It is the girls who do not report such cases of eve teasing in the police, if they take any such action against the
men who are involved in teasing, it would reduce to a great extent
- The gender discrimination which is rooted in each and every individuals mind is also one of the reason why
people are motivated to get involved into these types of activities

Against:

- Illiterate and boisterous boys are usually involved, so it does not matter what is the body language or the
clothes the girls are wearing, it is inherent in their nature
- Equality between both the genders does not go down well with boys even in today’s time and hence it also
leads for them to do eve teasing, as the usual impact is that the girls resent and then resort to sit at home
- Rejections in love by a girl is another reason that the boys resort to eve teasing as this is the form in which
they take revenge

Conclusion:

- It’s not the boys or the girls who are solely responsible. Today the environment as well as the media plays an
important role in shaping the nature and stirring you to be involved in such kind of activities
33) Do we need smart cities or smart laws?
The rate of migration from rural to urban areas is increasing across the world day by day. By 2050,
around 70% of the people will be living in cities and India is no exception in this regard.

In India Smart Laws will not work as it will be an extension of the existing laws. But Cyber security
crime will be a major challenge for the Government's ambitious plan of developing 100 smart cities
making it imperative to replace traditional laws with modern ones focusing on crimes related to digital
information. Traditional laws will need to be replaced by modern police laws that will recognise newer
crimes and ensure appropriate focus on crimes related to cyber security like information and identity
thefts, breach of data privacy and, hacking of websites and networks. There is the need for caution in
the development of 'Smart Cities' lest the provision of a safe city environment leads to creation of class
divisions between perceived smart citizens and other citizens debarred from availing of the facilities
and opportunities of a 'Smart City'. There has been little pondering over the inclusiveness of different
sections of society in a 'Smart City' and therefore it was imperative to ensure that it should not lead to
withering of a common sense of belonging to the nation by creating isolated island of disintegrated
cities.

Does a country like India require a smart cities? Let's take a look.

Yes – Smart cities are required.

1. Good infrastructure – The main aim of constructing a smart city is to provide good infrastructure to
the residents, such as water and sanitation services, 24*7 electricity supply etc. The information will be
collected through the detectors – gas, electricity and other government analytics, which will be carefully
complied into small grids and then, will be fed into the computers. This process can focus on making
the city efficient.

2. Smart solutions – Smart cities are required as it would also provide smart solutions such as providing
public data, electronic service delivery, 100% treatment of water waste, monitoring water quality etc.

3. Promotes development – Smart cities enhance the developmental activities of a region. A lot of
developmental activities such as building schools, organizations, shopping malls can take place. These
activities benefit everybody including citizens, businesses, government and environment.

4. Housing for All – The main aim of a smart city is “housing for all”. More than 70% of the Indian
population would be living in cities by 2050. Due to the rising urbanization, a better standard of living
is required. To support this rising shift, a sustainable model of housing should be developed.

5. Provides employment – A smart city is an economy of agglomeration. It provides various

opportunities and advantages to its residents. India is expanding rapidly and the emergence of smart city
can provide employment for many. The construction of a smart city requires a lot of manpower.

No – Smart cities are not required

1. Dumb administration – The politicians of India have picked up the term “smart city” to woo the
youngsters. In the past few months, we have witnessed the real face of the corrupt ministers who rule
our country. Corruption has become a part of our country's identity. Talking about a smart city and
creating a plan under the corrupt minsters is a waste of time and resources. Smart city is not possible
with a set of dumb administrators and politicians.

2. Unable to afford – In a smart city, people have to build their own houses according to their financial
capacity. A lot of people would not be able to afford a place in smart city as it would be very costly.
Thus, people from middle class and poor section of the society won't be able to enjoy the benefits of a
smart city.
3. Better utilization of places – A large acre of land would be wasted for the construction of a smart
city. If properly utilized, this area can be turned into a biodiversity park later on. Cities which are rich in
river beds and hilly regions can be utilized to avoid ecological degeneration.

4. Proper use of fund – India is a country which is better known for its increasing poverty rate. Only a
certain part of the city would be utilized for constructing a smart city whereas, the other part of the city
would be still under the shadow of poverty. We should understand that smart city won't be able to solve
the basic issues of an entire state or city. If the fund which is planned to be spent for a smart city is
utilized for decreasing the poverty rate, India would be much ahead of other countries.
34) Should Yoga be made compulsory in schools?
Introduction
Take a look around you, and you will find that whether it is adults or the children, they are busy with
their tech devices. Children keep on playing games on their personal computer or mobiles whenever
they get time. Adults are busy with other entertainment stuff on their tech devices. In a tech savvy
world, children are getting lazier. They are suffering from health problems at a very early age. Seeing
the present conditions, should Yoga be made compulsory in schools?

For: Children are more loaded with the burden of study in the present day competitive world where
parents wants them to come at top slot at any cost. Yoga will provide the children with much needed
break from their hectic lifestyle of studies and other activities. It is one of the ways that can make
children realize the difference between the active life and the passive life. The present generation is
suffering from posture problems as most of the time they work on laptops or are busy with mobiles.
Yoga helps them to maintain right posture. In the age where everything is open on the internet, yoga
helps the children to gain control over their mind and body in all the aspects. One of the most
important things is the cost factor. Schools don’t need to spend huge amount of money to impart yoga
education to students.

Against:Children are already occupied with lots of work, and they hardly get any time to spend on
themselves. The cost of Yoga classes will be ultimately passed to the students creating an extra
financial burden on parents. The most important problem that cannot be ignored is the untrained
instructor. It is necessary to have a well trained Yoga instructor that is rarely found in society. Yoga
should be done in proper guidance otherwise it can also lead to injuries if performed in unsystematic
way. Making yoga classes is like forcing something unwanted on the students. Instead of Yoga, school
can opt for the other activities like games or aerobics.
35) Balance between Professionalism & Family
Professionalism and family can be described as the two sides of the same coin as both are equally
important in one's life.

Profession gives us an individual identity and financial security and family gives us an emotional
security.

In today's hitech busy lifestyle one cannot find the time to spend with his/her family. They may lead a
luxurious life but there is absence of peace of mind.

Without profession there will be no meaning of our life in present generation. Profession is not for just
to earn money for family but for our self satisfaction.

With the development of newer technologiesand each and everything we need money not only for fill
our hunger but also for survival in the better society.

professionalism is important but not as much as relationships.

Professionalism is not all about being a workaholic. It is all about knowing your priorities and acting
professionally both at the workplace and at home.

Being more workaholic leads to express frustration on family members. It will lead to a bad impact on
children.

Some people are not spending with their family even in holidays to earn more money. They should
remember that money is just a tool for happiness. Money can't give someone who shares our sorrows
and happiness.

If we concentrate only on professionalism we may get fame and money but we loose many sweetest
moments in our life.

Going to abroad for just to earn money is not a good choice. He can't be replaced by money for his
family.

Some people are not concentrating on their children because they are giving much more priority to their
profession. So

children may feel unsecured and it may lead to wrong path.

To achieve goals sometimes we need to sacrifice family. For example the people in the army ,inorder to
serve the country they have to stay away from their families.

If both parents are working it's better to stay in joint family. So that children will be taken care by their
relatives.
Avoid procrastination.

Plan the weekends with family by keeping the office matters aside.

Prioritize the things and plan effectively. So that one can have free time.

We should not do office work in the home unless we really need to.

If we spend some time with family, obviously there will be need to go to the psychiatrist for stress
relief.
The ultimate goal of everyone is being happy. So, We must make ourselves and our family happy.

Make a habit of saying 'no' to the unimportant matters and spend that time with family.

If one of the track is damaged in railway track, train will be derailed, so as in life, professionalism &
family plays same role.

Inner strength plays a big role in balancing professionalism and family.

If we learn to balance between professionalism and family, our children follows us and stays in the
correct path.
36) Will punch lines rule the Advertisement
Punch lines are the need for advertising the product as they are necessary for a product to be unique and
be different.

It correctly express the positioning strategy of the brand. A bad Punchline can kill a good 'ad'.

The Punchline represents the values of the company, benefits, attributes, features, quality, cost, special
technology.

Headlines have always been and will always be the most important section in any Advertisement.

They are the first thing potential customers will see. They have the greatest impact on whether any of
the other copy gets read.

Since the goal of marketing is to make the product or service widely known and recognized to the
market, marketers must be creative in their marketing activities. In this competitive nature of many
businesses, getting the product noticed is not that easy. So punch line rules nan important role.

Captions in advertising pieces are highly read. The caption to sell the product!
37) Is China better than India in software
FOR

More and more Chinese universities are setting up specialized training modules for students in the
software and the IT-sector and for the first time in the Chinese academic history, the instructions are
being carried out in English language.

Chinese experts are starting local software and service companies. Such companies will be very
successful training grounds for future local entrepreneurs. They will add to the speed of local
development. Combine these with relatively open policies of the local government in enabling the
starting of new ventures and you can have a rapid increase in new companies.

The Chinese Communist government has been a clear advocate of the top-down management principle
which makes the management norms and processes much less time consuming and gets rid of the time
consuming model followed by their Indian counterparts. The Chinese also enjoy more logistic support
in the form of better infrastructure facilities.

Although the Indian software industry enjoys innovative excellence over their Chinese counterparts,
Chinese software majors are better equipped in providing the software backup and maintenance
facilities. The Chinese also enjoy better emulating efficiency thanks to their high average “IQ” (China
stands at the top most position in the list of the average IQ).

The Indian software industry is more vulnerable thanks to the higher dependence on the western
corporate customers. More than a quarter of the Indian software business was from the United States,
whereas China on the other hand is more dependent on its domestic market and a major share of the
revenues is received from the domestic market itself which makes it less vulnerable to international
conditions.

AGAINST

India surely enjoys a lead over China, thanks to its low cost model which is difficult to emulate,
followed by the number of cost benefits such as the cheapest available manpower after countries like
Argentina and Brazil, which makes the Indian software industry a more lucrative proposition.

India also scores over China as it enjoys the benefits of having the largest English speaking population
(even more than the United Kingdom) which makes it easier for the Indian software experts to
understand the demands of their foreign customers.

India also enjoys the lead thanks to the biggest pool of technocrats and engineers; it churns out more
then 400000 engineering professionals every year and the efficiency of an Indian software graduate is
considered more than above average as compared to software professionals belonging to any other part
of the world as per the software industrial norms.

India also benefits as it enjoys a democratic government as compared to its “communist counterpart”
China which makes the Indian industry more transparent and flexible in its working. India also enjoys
an early lead advantage in the form of three of its companies ranking among the top-5 software firms in
the world. China concentrates more on its domestic growth, whereas the Indian software industry in
more dependent on exports and outsourcing.
India’s long-term potential may be greater than China’s as the communist giant faces a shrinking work
force due to its “one child policy” whereas India enjoys an ever increasing work force. Population, in
this case, seems to act as a boon for the Indian software industry rather than a liability.

According to DBS, Nasscom is targeting $60 billion worth of Indian exports by 2010, while the
Chinese government wants software exports to hit just $10 billion that same year. India’s software and
services exports will cross $40 billion in fiscal 2008 with the domestic market estimated at $23 billion.
38) Success is all about human relations
uman relations is an important part to our career success. It is defined as relations with or between
people, particularly in a workplace setting. Because a company depends on good human relations
through its organizational structure, developing these skills is important.

Technology has greatly impacted human relations because so much of our communication occurs
without the advantage of seeing body language. This can result in miscommunications. Many workers
telecommute to work.

There was an evolution in human relations study. In the classical school of management, the focus was
on efficiency and not on human relations.

The behavioral school of management was created. During this time period, researchers began to focus
on the human relations aspect of the workplace. One of the major theories developed was the
Hawthorne effect, which determined that workers were more productive when they were being watched
and cared about by researchers.

Management techniques as a way to increase productivity and human relations.

Personality is defined as a stable set of traits that can explain or predict a person’s behavior in a variety
of situations. Our personality affects the way we interact with others. Our personality comes from both
environmental factors and some factors we are just born with (nature).

Values are the things we find important to us. If our values conflict with another’s, there may be a
miscommunication or other issues.

Attitudes can be favorable or unfavorable feelings toward people, things, or situations. Our attitudes
have a great impact on each other. If one person has a bad attitude, it is likely to be contagious. We can
do many things to change our attitude, but all include making a conscious effort to be aware of our
negative thoughts and feelings.

Perception refers to how we interpret stimuli such as people, things, or events. Our perception is
important to recognize because it is the driving force behind our reaction to things.

Self-esteem is defined as the opinion one has about their value as a person. This is different than self-
confidence, which refers to the belief someone has in themselves. Both are important determinants to
career and human relations success.

Self-efficacy is the confidence someone has to carry out a specific task. Self-confidence and self-
efficacy can come from a variety of sources.

Self-image is how you think others view you, while projection refers to how your self-esteem is
reflected in others.
39) Impact of social media
For

Being a social networking site it is just a means of communication where people can make new friends
or connect with long lost friends.

Individuals connect through facebook to their co-workers or colleagues which helps them to remain up
to date.

People meet new people; make new relationships through this network which increases the healthy
interactions among them.

Being on social networking sites keeps us hooked on to the latest events happening across the world

Helps to be in touch with our friends while sharing important infos instantly

Many companies directly approach prospective candidates through social media(such as linkedin) &
offer jobs.

Community & social initiatives are launched on these networks which sees high participation by youth
making them more responsible.

ability to interact with people of authority who might help in careers or entrepreneurship at some stage.

Facebook is used to advertise products which are relatively new in the market and can be easily
purchased through facebook.

It is good way to update people about the recent events taking place nearby or in the world.

AGAINST

People become so addictive towards it that they spend most of their time socializing via facebook.

It definitely is a time pass activity as it contains lots of fun activities, like games that are used by people
on a regular basis to get out of their boredom.

Our personal information could be viewed by everyone if proper privacy controls are not set.

There is no control on the items shared which means all good and bad is available for free access.

Decreases our productivity at workplaces due to chats with friends

High amount of personal abuse happens online only through such social networks

All our details, photos, videos could be misused incase of account hacks

People have lost their jobs for posting/ sharing sensitive details about their company.

organizations may not offer job if you had said something bad about them on a social networking page
40) Education in India compared to Foreign nations
Our Indian Education System needs to be changed and reformed. There is no practical knowledge in
our education system. Our education system mainly focus on theoretical knowledge. Educational
systems are gaining profit out of the students they are demanding lot of money to provide a valuable
course because of this people who are in poverty line are not able to afford lots and lots of money to get
educated though they are brilliant to gain knowledge.

Secondly the education system is based on forward and backward class which is an hindrance because
backward class does not get a quality education. Thirdly our education system does not give us the
courage to face real life situations.

Other countries, especially the industrial powers, have reputable colleges and universities that boast of
providing top quality education.

In terms of literacy, India is one of those at the top of the world rankings. In fact, Indians are known to
be avid readers. According to a survey, an Indian reads an average of almost 11 hours a week.
41) Reservation for women would help the society
For:

1. There is no valid point till date which makes any women unequal in comparison to a man.
2. Giving reservation to women would give them encouragement. They would not be recognized in
society as mere “domestic” workers.
3. Reservation should not be given to treat them superior; it should be given to help people understand
that they are equal. This is because, few communities in India still believe in “female foeticide”. Little
do they know that it’s a woman that delivers a man

Against:

1. If women need to do something for the society and country, there is no need for reservation.
2. Instead of concentrating on reservation, the society can be improved by concentrating on other
ethical issues.
3. There have been many great and famous women in politics that did what they could for society.
They didn’t any special reservation!
4. Women may undoubtedly take advantage of reservation to defend themselves.
5. Although reservations should be encouraged and Like they say “Great powers come with great
responsibility”, it should become a moral responsibility of women to not misuse the same.
42) Privatization in education is good or bad
Impact of privatization is penetrating all sectors of the economy, it is bound to affect education sector as
well

Profit-making schools threaten the moral purpose of education

Private education trusts often become merely profit making business ventures with no social ideals or
objectives.

The public sector is hampered by lack of resources and cannot meet the needs of industry and other
sectors of the economy.

While India can boast of having the third largest higher education system in the world,

reality is that India is facing a severe shortage of skilled human resources

Private institutes have high fees so the poor cannot afford the fee.

Opening the Engineering colleges is just a business for some money minded people they do not have
any sympathy for these students
43) NGOs - Do they serve people's interests or are they pressure
groups?
Non Government Organization or NGO is an organization which works for the people to protect the
interest of people. They are the voice of people. The number of NGOs in India is increasing day by day.

For:

1. NGO's serve peoples interest positively by utilizing the funds that come either from foreign countries or
native countries for their development without being pressurized by any other section.
2. These organizations have come into the picture to protect the interests of people of the country.
3. They are also the representative of general public to voice against any issue that goes against their
interests.
4. NGOs have shown that they are in a better position to handle social issues than the government.
5. They reach out to people in rural areas where it is very inconvenient to reach and understand their
concerns and try to improve their lives with the aid which they get from foreign countries, companies,
government bodies.
6. They run various programs which are responsible for sudden and decisive increase in self employment,
level of education, woman empowerment etc.

Against:

1. The NGOs have a major role to play in politics as they serve peoples opinion.
2. As they enjoy lot of support from a large portion of population which make them powerful.
3. They are so powerful that they can make or break a business.
4. They work hard to solve general public issues and in order to do that they pressurize the concerned
authority.
5. Some NGOs are working only to evade taxes and not for the welfare of general public.
44) IT companies social responsibility
" Social responsibility must at least mean not damaging society, responding to critical social problems
and acting in the social interest."

Contribution towards economic development of backward regions and weaker sections of the society
and to recognize and respect social values, business ethics and cultural heritage.

Cooperate with Government in solving problems like communalism, illiteracy, over population,
concentration of income, wealth etc.

Make the country economically self-reliant through export promotion and import substitution.

Make the best of use of national resources

Protect national environment

Identify and act upon new opportunities to apply our technology and expertise to societal problems.

Infosys employees actively participate in the welfare of the local community. Their Development
Centers (DCs) in India make a difference through several Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
initiatives.

They organize and contribute to welfare programs, especially for underprivileged children and they
support the activities of institutes and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) dedicated to healthcare
and education, and campaigns for skills development and community welfare. Infosys
Foundation helps preserve certain cultural forms and dying arts of India.
45) Group Discussion: Mobile Phones/ Internet - Boon or Nuisance
The world in today’s era is moving at a rapid pace with the help of Science & Technology. It has
become very easy to connect to people residing in other corner of the world through a chain of
innovations like telephone, mobile phones, internet etc but the most widespread mode that has marked
it’s presence all over is the Mobile phones and Internet.

Let us see whether they are boon or bane.

AS A BOON

A. Life at ease : Due to these life has come to so much of ease and comfort that can be imagined with a
subtle example that even mobile phones today come with numerous features and applications like
android, java games and internet connectivity and you can easily communicate, surf anything sitting
back at home.

B. Options : The mobile phones have also been launched in numerous series by various companies like
Nokia, Samsung, Blackberry, Motorola, LG, Micromax etc and that too in all ranges for all classes of
people that today even a common auto driver also owns a mobile phone.

C. Ocean of Information: Internet today has become the biggest and broadest source of Information.
With the help of search engines like Google, UC Web browser, Yahoo etc anything and everything can
be easily found just with the help of a click. The most beneficial of all, they help the students of all
disciplines to study and become learned.

D. Connectivity: Mobile Phones as well as internet both have become a prime source of connectivity
today. People chat on social networking sites like: Facebook, Twitter, G-Talk and WhatsApp, We chat
and Hike messenger have become a trademark of today’s youth.

E. Enhanced Life Standard: With the help of such gadgets people have become much more advanced
and revolutionized thereby enhancing their life standards. Today a person with a Blackberry mobile
phone in his hand makes an altogether different impact on the society as compared to a person with a
normal handset.

AS A NUISANCE

A. Exaggerated exposure: The mobile phones and internet along with their widespread usage and
numerous applications have been overused and hence the level of their exposure has been really
exaggerated, mostly in the youth.

B. Limitation of thoughts: Since every bit of information is already available on the internet people
have put strict limitations to their thought process and rely heavily on the artificial source of
information. The innovative thinking, the intellect level has seen a ceasefire in many young and
dynamic people.

C. Creation of an artificial world within a real one: A hypothetical world has been created in which
people remain reserved, aloof and isolated in their own restricted periphery with their smart phones and
their apps. They rarely connect to the real world as they rarely get the time to do so.

D. Time: People have become used to these facilities that they don’t get any time even to spend with
their family members and discuss matters. So, personal relations are getting adversely affected.
Moreover, it kills a lot of time as addiction is fatal.

E. Wastage of money: One of the biggest nuisances is that people waste a lot of money unnecessarily
upon the costlier mobile phones and gadgets likewise to maintain a status in the society. Even if a
mobile phone worth Rs. 5000 can suffice their needs they go for much costlier ones just to get attention
in the society..

Hence we can easily make out the fact that mobiles and internet have affected us, our lives and our
society to a much greater extent with both constructive as well as destructive outcomes. It’s not that we
don’t require these but as a matter of fact we all know that “Excess of everything is fatal and it leads to
adverse outcomes.” So, looking into this fact, we must certainly use these but within such limitations
that doesn’t prove to be going against us.
46) Women are better managers
Art of management is a gift to women by nature. Women are born to take responsibilities and perform
them flawlessly. They can easily manage everything without a crease on their forehead.

For
- Women are the ones who are expected to handle various responsibilities from the childhood which
makes them a good multi-tasker.
- Be it managers in the top companies or the ones who are managing their homes, women in all areas
manage their work flawlessly.
- Their inherent qualities make them good managers as they are more patient in the difficult situation
and are able to manage situations with their positive attitude and calm mind compared to their counter
partners.
- They have the quality of managing their children and are simultaneously able to concentrate on their
career.

Against
- Women are very emotional and soft hearted which is considered as a weakness in managing things.
They are not practical about the situations.
- They might be good at managing things at home but this same strategy cannot be applied in the
external environment where they have to work for an organization.
- They might have all the qualities of managing like courage, patience, understanding etc but these are
not the only key qualities required to manage a vast workforce or other difficult situations.
- Today we have progressed a lot but there are many women who are not given a chance to prove
themselves or are not given enough responsibilities to showcase their potential.
- A woman alone won’t be able to manage things if she is not supported by her family members.

We all are born with some weakness and strengths. In the same way women also have some strengths
and weakness. They have the power to change their weakness into their strengths. If she does that then
there is no stopping for her.
47) India needs a strong dictator
Against

 India being a strong democratic country doesn’t really need a dictator. It may just lead to disruption.
 India is a big country. People live in harmony and are known for their unity. A dictator may not be able to
maintain this.
 Few people may again misunderstand dictatorship and may think it defies the purpose of freedom.
 Dictatorship may bring very short term changes. A country needs a strong government.
 Dictatorship may introduce communal differences depending on the community of the dictator.
 Human rights can be certainly bypassed.
 It may lead to disorganization and malfunctioning of the law and order system of the country.

For

 A dictator can easily help us get rid of the dirt in politics.

 A very small community of people actually understands the meaning of democracy and don’t make misuse
of it.
 For over decades, India is trying to get rid of poverty, may be, a dictator can help in this aspect.
 A dictator can help the citizens realize the meaning of democracy and freedom.

Whether a country has a dictator or not, freedom of speech and rights is what matters to any citizen.
It is a myth that smaller countries usually need dictatorship. We cannot forget the smaller country
has the same human species with the same human rights as in other countries.
48) Is India a Soft Nation?
1. India provides more freedom to its citizens than any other country. Indians can easily practice
different religion, have different opinions on various issues and still live peacefully. People respect
others with different opinions, and don’t involve violence for resolving issues.

2. On the political front, we have most rising politicians from the ground level, who understand the
local problems. Hence it is most easy in India to peacefully protest against something.

3. Death Sentences are very rare in India, as we provide second chances to most people.

On the negative hand softness of India regarding corruption, terrorism and others have lowered the
credibility of people over the ruling government. We say India is against corruption then who is the one
doing it ? We have a large gap between the rich and the poor. Rich are getting richer and the poor are
getting poorer. Main culprit is the lack of transparency in the distribution system. Pakistan has been has
been hostile to us since long time. But no matter what, we keep on showing our forgiving nature despite
of absolute disregard from the other side. External terrorism has always been a threat.

India’s foreign policy, its reaction towards captured terrorists and tackling problems of illegal migrants
all together point out to one obvious fact our country is a soft country. There are certain issues on which
our foreign policy is influenced by our vested interests which for the country’s sake is totally justified
but as a result we might seem lost on the matter. This might depict India as a soft nation to outsiders.
Our response towards terrorism is not so fearsome as is the case with United states of America. I
believe that terrorists should be hanged in public to teach a lesson to militant organization not to ever
throw an evil eye towards our country. We fail at this front. Take example of Kasab. After such a
prolonged span of time Government has done what had to be done in the beginning. Pakistan soldiers
get inside the LOC in the Poonj area and butchered two Indian soldiers, and look what Indian
government does. Nothing!! We only ask the Pakistan ministers and generals if “really” Pakistan had
hands in this. It should be “TIT FOR TAT”. It’s only due to the softness India has shown to them since
1947.
49) Banning New Year parties and fashion shows saves our culture
For:
- Fashion shows being a part of the western culture involves wearing of skimpy clothes which is against the
Indian culture
- Often the new year parties also involve the consumption of drugs, which is not a part of the Indian culture and
also has ill-effects on the health of the individual

Against:

- Publicly a huge chunk of the public will not be alacritous to accept such an embargo and hence they will show
disagreement against this.
- It’s not just the New Year parties or fashion shows that have been adopted by India, there are lot of other
things that have also affected the Indian culture like, the western attire, movies and music. When we are
accepting all these things then why should be a ban imposed only on the New Year parties or fashion shows?
- The stratagem of the government to realm the Indian culture ought to be to get hold of those who are
accountable for breaking the rules
- It is our culture only that has given us acknowledgement and termed us as a ‘developing nation’
- Fashion industry is gradually catching up in India as well; today we have graduate as well as post-graduate
courses giving a career opportunity to the people.

Conclusion:

- Ban is not the solution for anything. Culture is a part which is indoctrinated right from childhood and hence
people can be influenced by western culture will not make it as a part of their life.