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Statement: Should the opinion polls predicting outcome of elections before the elections be banned in India? Arguments: (I) Yes, this may affects the voters mind and may affect the outcome. (II) No, such polls are conducted all over the world. |
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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.
Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.
Give answer:
(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 and
(E) If both I and II are strong.
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Statement : Should there be students union in college/university ? Arguments : I. No. This will create a political atmosphere in the campus. II. Yes. It is very necessary. Students are future political leaders. |
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Statement : Should there be reservation of seats and posts on communal basis ? Arguments : I. Yes. It will check most of the intercommunal basis. II. No. Ours is a secular state. |
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Statement : Should article of only deserving authors be allowed to be published ? Arguments : I. Yes. It will save a lot of paper which is in short supply. II. No. It is not possible to draw a line between the deserving and the undeserving. |
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Statement : Should all news be controlled by government in democracy ? Arguments : I. Yes. Variety of news only confuses people. II. No. Controlled news loses credibility. |
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Statement: Should Indian support all the international policies of USA? Arguments: (I) No, many other powerful countries don't support the same. (I) Yes, this is the only way to gain USA development funds. |
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Statement : Should internal assessment in colleges be abolished ? Arguments : I.Yes. This will help in reducing the possibilities of favoritism. II. No. Teaching faculty will loose control over students. |
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Statement : Should so much money be spent on advertisement ? Arguments : I. Yes. It is an essential concomitant in a capitalist economy. II. No. It leads to wastage of resources. |
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Statement : Should there be a world government ? Arguments : I. Yes. It will help in eliminating tension among the nations II. No. Then, only the developed countries will dominate in the government. |
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Statement : Should the Council of ministers once appointed be kept the same for the entire period intervening two elections ? Arguments : I. No. Shuffling of ministers and portfolios is a healthy democratic process. II. Yes. The ministers do not get a hold on their portfolio unless they are kept for a longer duration. |
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