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Statement : Should jobs be linked with academic degrees and diplomas ? Arguments : I. No. A very large number of persons with meagre academic qualification will apply. I. No. Importance of higher education will be diminished. |
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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 public holidays be declared on demise on important national leaders ? Arguments : I. No. Such unscheduled holidays hamper national progress. II. Yes. People would like to pay their homage to the departed soul. |
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Statement : Should cutting of trees be banned altogether ? Arguments : I. Yes. It is very much necessary to do so to restore ecological balance. II. No. A total ban would harm timber based industries. |
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Statement : Should the practice of transfers of clerical cadre employees from government offices of one city to those of another be stopped ? Arguments : I. No. Transfer of employees is a routine administrative matter and we must continue it. II. Yes. It involves a lots of governmental expenditure and inconvenience to many compared to the benefits it yields. |
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Statement : Should the tuition fees in all post - graduate courses be hiked considerably ? Arguments : I. Yes. This will bring in some sense of seriousness among the students and will improve the quality. II. No. This will force the meritorious poor students to stay away from post - graduate courses. |
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Statement : Should high chimneys be installed in industries ? Arguments : I. Yes. It reduces the pollution at ground level. II. No. It increases pollution in upper atmosphere |
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Statement : Should there be restriction on the migration of people from one state to another state in India ? Arguments : I. No. Any Indian citizen has a basic right to stay at any place of his/her choice and hence they cannot be stopped. II. Yes. This is the way to effect an equitable distribution of resources across the state in India. |
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Statement : Should individuals/institutes having treasures of national significance like Nobel prizes, hand them over to the Central Government for their safe custody ? Arguments : I. Yes. The individuals or institutions do not have enough resources to protect them. II. No. These are the property of the individuals /institutions who win them and should be in their custody. |
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Statement : Should the educated unemployed youth be paid "unemployment allowance" by the Government ? Argument : I. Yes. It will provide them some monetary help to either seek employment or to kick start some 'self - employment' venture. II. No. It will dampen their urge to do something to earn their livelihood and thus promote idleness among the unemployed youth. |
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