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- Question
- Statement:
Should bullock carts be banned from running on the busy city roads?
Arguments:
I. Yes, they are slow-moving vehicles and compound the traffic problems for fast -moving vehicles.
II. No, it is cheap medium of transportation as well as environment-friendly.
Options- A. if only argument I is strong
- B. if only argument II is strong
- C. if either I or II is strong
- D. if neither I nor II is strong; and
- Correct Answer
- if only argument I is strong
ExplanationI is strong because it focusses on the problems caused by bullock carts.
- 1. Statement:
Should 'literacy' be the minimum criterion for becoming a bus on the road of metropolitan cities?
Arguments:
I. Yes, illiterate bus drivers are less likely to understand the traffic rules and signals.
II. No, driving needs mechanical skill only .
Options- A. if only argument I is strong.
- B. if only argument II is strong.
- C. If either I or II is strong.
- D. if neither I nor II is strong; and Discuss
- 2. Statement:
Should 'Information Technology' be made a compulsory subject for all students at secondary school certificate (SSC) examination in India?
Arguments:
I. No, it will be an imitation western models.
II. Yes, this is an ere of information technology and we are excelling in this field very rapidly.
Options- A. if only argument I is strong.
- B. if only argument II is strong.
- C. If either I or II is strong.
- D. if neither I nor II is strong; and Discuss
- 3. Statement:
Should government make it mandatory to make rooftop rainwater harvesting for every builder in the city?
Arguments :
I. Yes, in a scientific study, it has been established that we can capture and recharge 65,000 liters of rainwater in Delhi from a 100-sq-m size rooftop and meet drinking and domestic water requirement of a family of four for 160 days.
II. Yes, the ground water level in some areas is falling at the rate of one metre per year and compounding water crisis problem.
Options- A. if only argument I is strong.
- B. if only argument II is strong.
- C. If either I or II is strong.
- D. If neither I nor II is strong; and Discuss
- 4. Statement:
Should commercial activity be permitted in residential areas?
Arguments:
I. No, these activities impair the growth of residents of residential area.
II. Yes, commercial activity adds to adds to economic development, and it one of the major aspects of economic activity.
Options- A. if only argument I is strong.
- B. if only argument II is strong.
- C. If either I or II is strong.
- D. if neither I nor II is strong; and Discuss
- 5. Statement:
Is the recent hike of about 50% in fees and transport charges by school in cities justified?
Arguments :
I. Yes, we have entered the era of information technology and inclusion of IT as a subject has put a burden of huge amount on schools due to expansion in infrastructure facilities.
II. No, this will suddenly increase the burden of parents of the students.
Options- A. if only argument I is strong.
- B. if only argument II is strong.
- C. If either I or II is strong.
- D. if neither I nor II is strong; and Discuss
- 6. Statement:
In view of the Enron disaster should there be a global set of norms for auditing firms?
Arguments :
I. Yes, in this way no such disaster will happen again.
II. No, this will give chances to developed countries to fulfil their vested interests.
Options- A. if only argument I is strong
- B. if only argument II is strong
- C. if either I or II is strong
- D. if neither I nor II is strong; and Discuss
- 7. Statement:
Should banks be allowed to offer different interest rates in India?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this is the only way to eventually lower interest rates in the country.
II. No, this will discourage the customers and they might be compelled to switch over from one bank to another.
Options- A. if only argument I is strong
- B. if only argument II is strong
- C. if either I or II is strong
- D. if neither I nor II is strong Discuss
- 8. Statement:
Is the WTO regime unfair to India?
Arguments:
I. Yes, the WTO bureaucracy has been openly supporting the agenda of large capital form the developed countries, and increasingly does not even pay lip service to the genuine demands of developing countries like India.
II. No, if India cannot come up whit a consistent approach that links its domestic economic policy to its global trade strategy, why blame the WTO?
Options- A. if only argument I is strong
- B. if only argument II is strong
- C. if either I or II is strong
- D. if neither I nor II is strong Discuss
- 9. Statement:
Is using Gandhi (father of the Indian nation) as a brand an insult to him?
Arguments:
I. No, if we name a road, park, street, stadium etc using the name of Gandhi, why using his name as a brand will be an insult to him?
II. Yes, it is against the National Emblems Act and any contract entered into under the Indian Contract Act which violates any Indian low is void ab initio.
Options- A. if only argument I is strong
- B. if only argument II is strong
- C. if either I or II is strong
- D. if neither I nor II is strong Discuss
- 10. Statement:
Should there be punishment in Indian for those who have more than two child?
Arguments:
I. Yes. It is very much desirable because there is no other way to control population growth, which is hampering the development of the country on every front.
II. Yes. If we want to a developed country like China, we should follow it.
Options- A. if only argument I is strong
- B. if only argument II is strong
- C. if either I or II is strong
- D. if neither I nor II is strong Discuss
Statement and Argument problems
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Correct Answer: if only argument I is strong.
Explanation:
Arguments I is strong because it pinpoints the negative feature of an illiterate bus driver . II is not strong because mechanical skill is not enough. Traffic rules are also important.
Correct Answer: if only argument II is strong.
Explanation:
Argument I is too simplistic. Hence I is not strong but II is because it pinpoints the positive feature.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
I shows the benefits of rooftop rainwater harvesting: hence I is strong. II is strong as it talks of the necessity.
Correct Answer: if only argument II is strong.
Explanation:
I does not point out the reasons of impairment . But II is strong because an important part of economic activity can't be ignored.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is strong; and
Explanation:
I do not go into reasons of hike of transportation changes. Hence I is weak. II is strong because there will be a great effect on the budgets of the parents.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is strong; and
Explanation:
if neither I nor II is strong; and
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is strong
Explanation:
there is no relation between statement and argument so we cannot relate each other.
if neither I nor II is strong
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
I is strong because being swept away by money is, unfair. II is strong because it shows why WTO can't help India in spite of being fair.
Correct Answer: if only argument II is strong
Explanation:
II is strong because it tells why the move is illegal. I is weak because the given analogy is not appropriate. Nor is it convincing.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is strong
Explanation:
I is weak because of the words ''no other way''. II is weak because it ignores the internal factors and circumstances of the country.
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