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  • Question
  • Statement: Should coal engines be replaced by electric engines in trains?

    Arguments:

    1. Yes. Coal engines cause a lot of pollution.
    2. Yes. Electric engines are good on performance, easy to operate and low on maintenance.
    3. No. India does not produce enough electricity to fulfil its domestic needs also.


  • Options
  • A. All are strong
  • B. Only I and II are strong
  • C. Only II and III are strong
  • D. Only I and III are strong
  • E. Only I is strong

  • Correct Answer
  • Only I and II are strong 

    Explanation
    Clearly, electric engines shall be smoke-free and thus not cause pollution as the coal engines. They also run at higher speeds and perform better. Thus, both I and II hold strong. Argument III does not provide a convincing reason and hence does not hold strong.

  • More questions

    • 1. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

    • Options
    • A. street
    • B. freeway
    • C. interstate
    • D. expressway
    • Discuss
    • 2. language

    • Options
    • A. tongue
    • B. slang
    • C. writing
    • D. words
    • Discuss
    • 3. Generation Xers are those people born roughly between 1965 and 1981. As employees, Generation Xers tend to be more challenged when they can carry out tasks independently. This makes Generation Xers the most entrepreneurial generation in history.
      This paragraph best supports the statement that Generation Xers

    • Options
    • A. work harder than people from other generations.
    • B. have a tendency to be self-directed workers
    • C. have an interest in making history
    • D. tend to work in jobs that require risk-taking behavior.
    • E. like to challenge their bosses work attitudes.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next?

    • Options
    • A. 20
    • B. 22
    • C. 23
    • D. 26
    • Discuss
    • 5. Statement: Should income tax be abolished in India?

      Arguments:

      1. Yes. It is an unnecessary burden on the wage earners.
      2. No. It is a good source of revenue.


    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 6. Statement: Should the railways in India be privatized in a phased manner like other public sector enterprises?

      Arguments:

      1. Yes. This is the only way to bring in competitiveness and provide better services to the public.
      2. No. This will pose a threat to the national security of our country as multinationals will enter into the fray.


    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 7. Statement: Should colleges be given the status of a university in India?

      Arguments:

      1. Yes. Colleges are in a better position to assess the student's performance and therefore the degrees will be more valid.
      2. No. It is Utopian to think that there will not be nepotism and corruption in awarding degrees by colleges.


    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

    • Options
    • A. biology
    • B. chemistry
    • C. theology
    • D. zoology
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

    • Options
    • A. seat
    • B. rung
    • C. cushion
    • D. leg
    • Discuss
    • 10. Statement: The residents of the locality wrote a letter to the Corporation requesting to restore normalcy in the supply of drinking water immediately as the supply at present is just not adequate.

      Assumptions:

      1. The Corporation may not take any action on the letter.
      2. The municipality has enough water to meet the demand.
      3. The water supply to the area was adequate in the past.


    • Options
    • A. Only I and III are implicit
    • B. Only II is implicit
    • C. Only II and III are implicit
    • D. Only III is implicit
    • E. None of these
    • Discuss


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