Statement: Should higher education be completely stopped for some time?
Arguments:
No. It will hamper the country's future progress.
Yes. It will reduce the educated unemployment.
Options
A. Only argument I is strong
B. Only argument II is strong
C. Either I or II is strong
D. Neither I nor II is strong
E. Both I and II are strong
Correct Answer
Only argument I is strong
Explanation
Clearly, higher education is not the cause of unemployment. In fact, it has created greater job opportunities. So, argument II is vague. Also, higher education promotes the country's development. So, argument I holds.
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1. Statement: Should there be reservation in Government jobs for candidates from single child family?
Arguments:
No. This is not advisable as the jobs should be offered to only deserving candidates without any reservation for a particular group.
Yes. This will help reduce the growing population in India as the parents will be encouraged to adopt single child norm.
The Government has already made provisions for reservation of jobs for the economically backward sections, which is a must. So, abolishing the practice of reservation altogether has no meaning. Thus, argument I is vague. Also, more reservations would lead to non-recruitment of many more deserving candidates. Besides, such a reservation, if implemented, will cater to the job requirements of only a small section of population and not a major part of it. So, argument II also does not hold strong.
2. Statement: Should children be legally made responsible to take care of their parents during their old age?
Arguments:
Yes. Such matter can only be solved by legal means.
Yes. Only this will bring some relief to poor parents.
Taking care of the parents is a moral duty of the children and cannot be thrust upon them legally, nor such a compulsion can ensure good care of the old people. So, none of the arguments holds strong.
3. Statement: Should import duty on all the electronic goods be dispensed with?
Arguments:
No. This will considerably reduce the income of the government and will adversely affect the developmental activities.
No. The local manufacturers will not be able to compete with the foreign manufacturers who are technologically far superior.
Abolishing the import duty on electronic goods shall reduce the costs of imported goods and adversely affect the sale of the domestic products, thus giving a setback to the Indian electronics industry. So, argument II holds strong. Argument I does not provide a convincing reason.
4. Statement: Should school education be made free in India?
Arguments:
Yes. This is the only way to improve the level of literacy.
No. It would add to the already heavy burden on the exchequer.
Making education free for all is not the only means to ensure literacy. An awareness needs to be aroused for this. So, argument I is vague. Also, such a step would require immense funds and lead to financial drain. So, argument II holds.
5. Statement: Should there be a ceiling on the salary of top executives of multinationals in our country?
Arguments:
Yes. Otherwise it would lead to unhealthy competition and our own industry would not be able to withstand that.
No. With the accent on liberalization of economy, any such move would be counter-productive. Once the economy picks up, this disparity will be reduced.
In the absence of such a ceiling, the companies would be involved in a mutual competition of salaries, in a bid to attract the most competent professionals. So, argument I holds. Also, the prospects of increase in salary would encourage the officials to perform better in the interest of the company they serve, which would otherwise not be so if a ceiling is imposed. So, argument II also holds strong.
6. Statement: Should we scrap the 'Public Distribution System' in India?
Arguments:
Yes, Protectionism is over, everyone must get the bread on his/her own.
Yes. The poor do not get any benefit because of corruption.
The Public Distribution System is indeed necessary to provide basic amenities to the economically backward sections of population. So, argument I is vague. Also, if the Objectives of a system are not fulfilled because of corruption, then getting rid of the system is no solution. Instead, efforts should be made to end corruption and extend its benefits to the people for whom it is meant. So, argument II also does not hold,
7. Statement: Should India have no military force at all?
Arguments:
No. Other countries in the world do not believe in non-violence.
Clearly, India needs to have military force to defend itself against the threat of other military powers in the world. So, none of the arguments holds strong.
This is an alternating subtraction series with the interpolation of a random number, 5, as every third number. In the subtraction series, 3 is subtracted, then 4, then 3, and so on.
This is an alternating addition series, with a random number, 21, interpolated as every third number. The addition series alternates between adding 3 and adding 4. The number 21 appears after each number arrived at by adding 3.