Logical Reasoning :: Statement and Argument
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: Are nuclear families better than joint families?
Arguments:
- No. Joint families ensure security and also reduce the burden of work.
- Yes. Nuclear families ensure greater freedom.
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Statement: Should government stop spending huge amounts of money on international sports?
Arguments:
- Yes. This money can be utilized for upliftment of the poor.
- No. Sports persons will be frustrated and will not get international exposure.
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Statement: Should the railways immediately stop issuing free passes to all its employees?
Arguments:
- No. The employees have the right to travel free.
- Yes. This will help railways to provide better facility.
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Statement: Should there be compulsory medical examination of both the man and the woman before they marry each other?
Arguments:
- No. This is an intrusion to the privacy of an individual and hence cannot be tolerated.
- Yes. This will substantially reduce the risk of giving birth to children with serious ailments.
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Statement: Should there be a ban on product advertising?
Arguments:
- No. It is an age of advertising. Unless your advertisement is better than your other competitors, the product will not be sold.
- Yes. The money spent on advertising is very huge and it inflates the cost of the product.
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Statement: Should luxury hotels be banned in India?
Arguments:
- Yes. They are places from where international criminals operate.
- No. Affluent foreign tourists will have no place to stay.
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Statement: Should shifting agriculture be practised?
Arguments:
- No. It is a wasteful practice.
- Yes. Modern methods of farming are too expensive.
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Statement: Should our country extend generous behaviour and goodwill to our erring and nagging neighbours?
Arguments:
- Yes. Goodwill always pays dividend.
- No. Our generous behaviour and goodwill will be considered as our weakness.
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Statement: Is pen mightier than a sword?
Arguments:
- Yes. Writers influence the thinking of the people.
- No. With the help of physical force one can conquer all.
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Statement: Should the sex determination test during pregnancy be completely banned?
Arguments:
- Yes. This leads to indiscriminate female foeticide and eventually will lead to social imbalance.
- No. People have a right to know about their unborn child.