There are two alphabetical series here. The first series is with the first letters only: STUVW. The second series involves the remaining letters: CD, EF, GH, IJ, KL.
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1. Statement: The Government has decided not to provide financial support to voluntary organisations from next Five Year Plan and has communicated that all such organisations should raise funds to meet their financial needs.
Courses of Action:
Voluntary organisations should collaborate with foreign agencies.
They should explore other sources of financial support.
Efforts are being made to boost tourism does not mean that tourism has dropped. So, I is not implicit. Also, the statement mentions nothing about discounts in air fare. So, II is also not implicit.
3. Statement: Detergents should be used to clean clothes.
Nothing is mentioned about lather formation by the detergent. So, I is not implicit. Also, detergents should be used as they clean clothes better and more easily. So, II is implicit.
4. Statement: As stated in the recent census report the female to male ratio is alarmingly low.
Courses of Action:
The government should conduct another census to verify the results.
The government should immediately issue orders to all the departments to encourage people to improve the ratio.
A census is always conducted with the utmost precision, leaving chances of only negligible differences. So, I does not follow. Further, the ratio can be improved by creating awareness among the masses and abolishing female foeticide. Thus, only course II follows.
5. Statements: The old order changed yielding place to new.
Clearly, I directly follows from the given statement. Also, it is mentioned that old ideas are replaced by new ones, as thinking changes with the progressing time. So, II does not follow.
6. Statement: The government has decided to pay compensation to the tune of Rs. 1 lakh to the family members of those who are killed in railway accidents.
Assumptions:
The government has enough funds to meet the expenses due to compensation.
There may be reduction in incidents of railway accidents in near future.
Clearly, the amount of compensation must have been decided keeping in mind the monetary position of the Government. So, I is implicit. However, nothing can be said about the frequency of railway accidents in future. So, II is not implicit.
7. Statements: Money plays a vital role in politics.
The statement talks of number of cases of food poisoning due to consumption of liquor and not of the number of cases consuming liquor. So, I is not implicit. Besides, the statement indicates that people in rural areas are getting spurious or low-grade liquor and no check is being kept on shops selling liquor there. So, II is implicit.
9. Statement: Majority of the students have failed in one paper in the first semester examination.
Courses of Action:
All those students who failed should be asked to drop out of the course.
The faculty teaching the paper should be asked to resign.
The failure of a majority of students hints at there being lackenings on the part of teaching faculty, which need to be pointed out and removed by constant efforts. So, none of the given courses of action follows.
10. Statement: Should India engage into a dialogue with neighbouring countries to stop cross border tension?
Arguments:
Yes. This is the only way to reduce the cross border terrorism and stop loss of innocent lives.
No. Neighbouring countries cannot be relied upon in such matters, they may still engage in subversive activities.
Clearly, peaceful settlement through mutual agreement is the best option, whatever be the issue. So, argument I holds strong. Moreover, the problem indicated in II can be curbed by constant check and vigilance. So, II seems to be vague.
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