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Statement: Should India encourage exports, when most things are insufficient for internal use itself? Arguments: (I) Yes. We have to earn foreign exchange to pay for our imports. (II) No. Even selective encouragement would lead to shortages. |
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Study the following instructions carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
In making decisions about important questions it is desirable that a candidate is able to distinguish between 'strong' and 'weak' arguments so far as they relate to the questions.
'Weak' arguments may not be directly related to the questions and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspect of the question.
Each question below is followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.
Give Answer
(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
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Statement: Should new big industries be started in Mumbai ? Arguments: (I) Yes. It will create job opportunities. (II) No. It will further add to the pollution of the city. |
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Statement: Are nuclear families better than joint families? Arguments: (I) No, joint families ensure greater security. (II) Yes, nuclear families ensure greater freedom. |
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Statement: Is buying things on installments to the customer ? Arguments: (I) Yes. He has to pay less. (II) No. Paying installments upsets the family budget. |
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Statement: Should foreign films be banned in India ?
Arguments: (I) Yes, they depict an alien culture which adversely affects our values (II) No, foreign films are of a high artistic standard. |
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Statement: Should non-vegetarian food be totally banned in our country ? Arguments: (I) Yes, it is expensive and therefore it is beyond the means of most people in our country. (II) No, nothing should be banned in a democratic country like hours. |
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Statement: Should officers accepting bribes be punished ? Arguments: (I) No, certain circumstances may have compelled them to take bribe. (II) Yes, they should do the job they are entrusted with, honestly. |
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Statement: Should girls learn art like judo and karate ? Arguments: (I) Yes, it will enable them to defined themselves from rogues and ruffians. (II) No, they will loose their feminine grace. |
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Statement: Should students take part in politics ? Arguments: (I) Yes, it inculcates in them qualities of leadership. (II) No, they should study and build up their career. |
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Statement: Should 'computer knowledge' be made a compulsory subject for all the students at secondary school level ? Arguments: (I) No, our need is 'bread' for everyone, we cannot follow western models. (II) Yes, we cannot compete in the international market without equipping our children with computers. |
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