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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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Answer: Option E Explanation: Trees play a vital role in maintaining ecological balance and so must be preserved. So, argument I hold. Also, trees from basic source of timber and a complete ban on cutting of trees would harm timber based industries. So, only a controlled cutting of trees should be allowed and the loss replenished by planting more trees. So, argument II is also valid. |
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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