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Each of the following question consists of one statement followed by two arguments. You have to decide which one of them is stronger and which one of them is weak.
Q 1 - Statement: Should best tenth system in 10th be eliminated?
Arguments:
I. Yes, it can increase competition which is healthy for our education.
II. No, students will be in extreme pressure.
Options :
A - Only argument I is strong.
B - Only argument II is strong.
Answer : A
Explanation
Argument I is strong as it will increase a healthy competition. Argument II is however; not strong.
Each of the following question consists of one statement followed by two arguments. You have to decide which one of them is stronger and which one of them is weak.
Q 2 - Statement: Should IITians working abroad be called back to India?
Arguments:
I. Yes, they must serve India first then the outside country.
II. Every person has right of freedom. No nation should take that away.
Options :
A - Only argument I is strong.
B - Only argument II is strong.
Answer : B
Explanation
Right to freedom is with everyone. One can work on his own interest. Nation can plea a request but cannot force the same.
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Each of the following question consists of one statement followed by two arguments. You have to decide which one of them is stronger and which one of them is weak.
Q 3 - Statement: Should India cooperate Bangladesh on intellect sharing?
Arguments:
I. Yes, through this intelligence service of both the countries will have a clear understanding.
II. No through this, important information like, safety of our country may get exposed.
Options :
A - Only argument I is strong.
B - Only argument II is strong.
Answer : C
Explanation
Doing or not doing so, may have both the consequences as stated in argument I and II.
Each of the following question consists of one statement followed by two arguments. You have to decide which one of them is stronger and which one of them is weak.
Q 4 - Statement: Should Sanskrit be removed from the school curriculum?
Arguments:
I. Yes it is an old language and presently has no value.
II. No, it is an ancient language and all should learn this.
Options :
A - Only argument I is strong.
B - Only argument II is strong.
Answer : B
Explanation
Sanskrit is an ancient language and all our Vedas and Upanishads are written in Sanskrit language. So, it should not be removed.
Each of the following question consists of one statement followed by two arguments. You have to decide which one of them is stronger and which one of them is weak.
Q 5 - Statement: Should India interfere to find a solution between Israel and Pakistan?
Arguments:
I. Yes, India has intellects, scholars and wise men to handle such situation.
II. No, India has its own problems which has not been solved for years.
Options :
A - Only argument I is strong.
B - Only argument II is strong.
Answer : B
Explanation
If India is dealing with its own problem then it is not wise to advice or interfere in any other nations matter.
Each of the following question consists of one statement followed by two arguments. You have to decide which one of them is stronger and which one of them is weak.
Q 6 - Statement: Should private sectors take over all the government institutions?
Arguments:
I. Yes, private sectors can uplift the poor standard of government. institutions.
II. No, government. sectors have money power to handle any problem.
Options :
A - Only argument I is strong.
B - Only argument II is strong.
Answer : A
Explanation
Private sectors are more disciplined than the government. ones so they can uplift the standard so argument I is strong but II is weak because without interest money cant do anything.
Each of the following question consists of one statement followed by two arguments. You have to decide which one of them is stronger and which one of them is weak.
Q 7 - Statement: Should school education in poor states like Bihar, Assam, Odisha be made free?
Arguments:
I. Yes, as these are poor states, this is one and only way to improve literacy.
II. No, this might have adverse impact on the economy.
Options :
A - Only argument I is strong.
B - Only argument II is strong.
Answer : B
Explanation
Argument I is weak because making education free may not lead to 100% literacy but II is strong because it can put heavy financial burden.
Each of the following question consists of one statement followed by two arguments. You have to decide which one of them is stronger and which one of them is weak.
Q 8 - Statement: Should all the government jobs be delinked from all the degrees and diplomas so that maximum number of students can apply for it?
Arguments:
I. Yes, it must be because many students are not able to apply for railway or psu jobs because of qualifications.
II. No, importance of good students and higher education will be diminished.
Options :
A - Only argument I is strong.
B - Only argument II is strong.
Answer : B
Explanation
Here argument II is very strong because if education will have no value then no one will value the scholars and country will fall.
Each of the following question consists of one statement followed by two arguments. You have to decide which one of them is stronger and which one of them is weak.
Q 9 - Statement: Is state of Jammu and Kashmir going to have elections in near future?
Arguments:
I. Yes, some politicians are creating situations that demand elections.
II. No, their CM is a strong person and has good support and will complete his tenure.
Options :
A - Only argument I is strong.
B - Only argument II is strong.
Answer : D
Explanation
None of the arguments is strong and are not able to justify the statement.
Each of the following question consists of one statement followed by two arguments. You have to decide which one of them is stronger and which one of them is weak.
Q 10 - Statement: Should encouragement be given to the cottage industries in rural areas?
Arguments:
I. Yes, creativity is there among rural peoples.
II. Yes, this will help in eradicating problem of unemployment to much extent in rural areas.
Options :
A - Only argument I is strong.
B - Only argument II is strong.
Answer : E
Explanation
Both the arguments are strong enough to support the given statement logically.