Statement and Argument problems
- 1. Statement:
Should HIV+ kids be facilitated with 'in-house school ' instead of allowing to continue 'outside school'?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this preventive step will ease the tension of majority of parents who send their wards to 'outside schools'?
II. No, 'in-house school' facility will isolate the children from the outside world; the move will harm the basic purpose of education and do the children more harm than good.
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
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Argument I is strong because prevention is better then cure. Argument II is also strong.the alternative provided to kids is of no use if it harms the basic purpose of schooling and has bad psychological impact on the kids, minds.
- 2. Statement:
Should foreign collaborations in higher education be allowed without proper scrutiny?
Arguments:
I. No, no association should be allowed without proper scrutiny because sometimes these collaboration turn out to be frauds. There are cases where the association promises job securities and other facilities for students but which, in reality, are nothing but a shame.
II. No, our country is already facing the problem of 'brain drain'. Many foreign universities and institutes lure talented and hardworking students to join their courses which subsequently leads to 'brain drain' as they promise jobs in foreign countries.
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
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Argument I is strong. Fraud must be kept away from education system. Argument II is also strong . Circumstances must not be created in which cases related to brain drain increase.
- 3. Statement :
Should there be reservation for the very poor among the upper castes?
Arguments:
I. Yes, the purpose of reservation is to uplift the standard of the life of the weaker section of the people, which includes the very poor among the upper castes also.
II. No, the move will divide people of upper castes and will harm age-old social structure too.
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
Correct Answer: if only argument I is strong
Explanation:
Argument I is strong because the very poor among the upper castes really need reservation. Argument II is weak because it is not true.
- 4. Statement:
Should conditional access system (CAS) be put in place in India?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this will enable television viewers of India the freedom to access the channel of their choice and pay for only the ones selected.
II. No, the system negates the basic requirements such as the rights and obligations of broadcasters, cable operators and consumers. Besides, instead of offering a real choice to consumers at reasonable costs, the system promotes commercial interests of broadcasters or set-top manufacturers.
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
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Both arguments I and II are true . The former represents positive features while the latter the negative ones.
- 5. Statement:
Should doctors and engineers be banned from civil services examination?
Arguments:
I. No, banning engineers and medicos from joining civil services means denying the best talent in the land to work for the welfare of the society.
II. Yes, taxpayers money is being used to finance the studies of doctors and engineers, particularly in government institutes. The money spent on them goes down the drain once a medico or engineer shifts tracks to civil services.
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
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Argument I is strong because the best talented persons must be given chance to make civil services more dynamic. Argument II is strong because taxpayers' money should be used to bring about good and desirable result.
- 6. Statement:
Should fishery be banned during monsoon season?
Argument:
I. Yes, it is the time when fishes reproduce.
II. No, the move will increase the prices of fishes enormously.
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
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Banning for a short duration will be beneficial in the long run because reproduction will increase the gross quantity of the fishes. Hence, argument I is strong . Argument II is also strong because increase in the price of fishes will cause inconvenience to the common people.
- 7. Statement:
Should cricket be made a national game for India, replacing hockey?
Arguments:
I. Yes, our performance in hockey, both at national and international levels, is very dismal in comparison with cricket.
II. Yes, recognition of cricket and cricket players is more than hockey and hockey players.
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
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is strong
Explanation:
Both I and II are weak arguments. Because it is not prudent to change the national game on account of less recognition or dismal performance.
- 8. Statement:
Should National Human Rights commission be armed with penal powers?
Arguments:
I. Yes, it is the only way to restrict the violation of human rights which is increasing at a fast pace.
II. No, if this happens people will prefer to keep distance from human rights activists and will not cooperate with them because of the fear of red-tapism of law.
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
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is strong
Explanation:
Arguments I is not strong because of the word 'only' used in it . Argument II is not strong because it is not true .
- 9. Statement:
Should Indian restart bus service between India and the neighboring country, which is supposed to be the epicenter of cross- border terrorism in Indian?
Arguments:
I. Yes, it will increase the scope of getting better health services, quality products, and doing good business, besides easing tension between the two countries, and give impetus to mutual harmony.
II. No, it will be used for smuggling of fake currency, spurious drugs, sophisticated arms etc.
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
Correct Answer: if only argument I is strong
Explanation:
I is strong on the ground of convenience brought to the people. II is not strong because restarting bus services between the two countries does not mean that the services will be without security check-up.
- 10. Statement:
Should Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes candidates who have failed to secure the qualifying marks of 40 per cent in the MBBS examination be selected for reserved seats in medicine?
Arguments:
I. Yes, reserved seats of the categories must be filled with the students of the respective categories to fulfil the constitutional norms.
II. No, this will harm the purpose of qualifying marks.
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
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
I is strong on the basis of the ground of the constitutional privileges provided to SC/ST categories. II is strong because only the the persons among SC/ST who have the required caliber should be selected to study medicine.
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