Dare say "YES" to these questions

One of the funny questions in US D-160 application for a Visa is:

Do you seek to engage in terrorist activities while in the United States or have you ever engaged in terrorist activities?

Obviously I answered No. Well, even a hardened terrorist will not answer it yes.

Let me run my imagination a little wild. In general, if one answers yes to a question (as in have you attended college) the next one will be if yes, give details of year, college and course.

So, back to terrorist question. If you answered yes, I wouldn't be surprised if I were asked the following details as well:

Terrorist attack planned: __________________

Place: _________________________

Date: (mm/dd/yyyy) ________________

Scale in terms of Causalities ______________________

Here is a complete list of similar questions from the application:

• Are you coming to the United States to engage in prostitution or unlawful commercialized vice or have you been engaged in prostitution or procuring prostitutes within the past 10 years?
• Have you ever been involved in, or do you seek to engage in, money laundering?
• Do you have a mental or physical disorder that poses or is likely to pose a threat to the safety or welfare of yourself or others?
• Do you seek to engage in espionage, sabotage, export control violations, or any other illegal activity while in the United States?
• Have you, while serving as a government official, been responsible for or directly carried out, at any time, particularly severe violations of religious freedom?
• Have you committed, ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in extrajudicial killings, political killings, or other acts of violence
• Have you ever committed, ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in torture?
• Have you ever ordered, incited, committed, assisted, or otherwise participated in genocide?
• Have you ever or do you intend to provide financial assistance or other support to terrorists or terrorist organizations?

What is the objective of such questions when sane criminal, let alone an ordinary applicant is going to answer YES.

Or, is it meant to provide some comic relief to the otherwise long and boring experience of online application process?