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Logical Reasoning :: Statement and Argument

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Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by three or four arguments numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to decide which of the arguments is/are 'strong' arguments) and which is/are 'weak' arguments) and accordingly choose your answer from the alternatives given below each question.

  1. Statement: Should admission to all professional courses be made on the basis of past academic performance rather than through entrance tests?

    Arguments:

    1. Yes. It will be beneficial for those candidates who are unable to bear the expenses of entrance tests.
    2. Yes. Many deserving candidates securing high marks in their qualifying academic examinations do not perform well on such entrance tests.
    3. No. The standard of examinations and assessment conducted by different Boards and universities are not comparable and hence there is a need to conduct entrance tests to calibrate them on a common yardstick.

  2. A.
    Only I and II are strong
    B.
    Only II and III are strong
    C.
    Only I and III are strong
    D.
    Only III is strong
    E.
    All are strong

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  3. Statement: Should there be reservation of jobs in the organizations in the private sector also as in the public sector undertakings in India?

    Arguments:

    1. Yes. This would give more opportunities of development to the weaker sections of the society and thus help reduce the gap between the affluent and the downtrodden in India.
    2. No. The private sector does not get any government assistance and therefore they should not be saddled with such policies.
    3. No. Nowhere else in the world such a practice is being followed.
    4. No. The management of the private sector undertaking would not agree to such compulsions.

  4. A.
    Only I is strong
    B.
    Only I and II are strong
    C.
    Only I, II and IV are strong
    D.
    Only I and IV are strong
    E.
    All are strong

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  5. Statement: Should workers/employees be allowed to participate in the management of factories in India?

    Arguments:

    1. Yes. It is the present management theory.
    2. No. Many workers are illiterate and so their contributions will not be of any value.
    3. Yes. Employees-owned companies generally have higher productivity.
    4. No. Employee-union ownership drives up salaries and wages.

  6. A.
    Only I and II are strong
    B.
    None is strong
    C.
    Only II and III are strong
    D.
    All are strong
    E.
    None of these

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  7. Statement: Should women be given equal opportunity in the matter of employment in every field?

    Arguments:

    1. Yes. They are equally capable.
    2. No. They have to shoulder household responsibilities.
    3. Yes. They should also go into the outside world.

  8. A.
    Only I is strong
    B.
    Only I and II are strong
    C.
    Only II and III are strong
    D.
    Only I and III are strong
    E.
    All are strong

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  9. Statement: Should government established higher level Institutes of Technology (IIT's) be privatized?

    Arguments:

    1. Yes. Privatization will make these institutes financially healthy, competitive and quality conscious.
    2. Yes. Privatization is the key of the new era - can we survive without it?
    3. No. Standard of education of these institutes will fall.

  10. A.
    None is strong
    B.
    All are strong
    C.
    Only I is strong
    D.
    Only I and III are strong
    E.
    Only II and III are strong

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  11. Statement: Should there be only one university throughout India?

    Arguments:

    1. Yes. This is the only way to bring about uniformity in the educational standards.
    2. No. This is administratively impossible.
    3. Yes. This will make the degrees procured by students, comparable for offering jobs.

  12. A.
    None is strong
    B.
    Only I and II are strong
    C.
    Only II and III are strong
    D.
    Only I and III are strong
    E.
    All are strong

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  13. Statement: Should India immediately stop digging coal from its mines?

    Arguments:

    1. Yes. The present stock of coal will not last long if we continue mining at the present rate.
    2. No. We do not have alternate energy source of sufficient quantity.
    3. No. This will put millions of people at a disadvantage and their lives will get adversely affected and also the industry.

  14. A.
    Only I and II are strong
    B.
    Only II and III are strong
    C.
    Only I and III are strong
    D.
    All are strong
    E.
    None is strong

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  15. Statement: Should all the indirect taxes in India be combined into a single tax on all commodities?

    Arguments:

    1. Yes. This will considerably simplify the tax collection mechanism and the cost of collecting tax will also reduce.
    2. Yes. The manufacturers and traders will be benefited by this which in turn will boost tax collection.
    3. No. No other country has adopted such system.

  16. A.
    None is strong
    B.
    Only I and III are strong
    C.
    Only II is strong
    D.
    Only II and III are strong
    E.
    None of these

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  17. Statement: Should there be complete ban on Indian professionals seeking jobs elsewhere after getting their education in India?

    Arguments:

    1. Yes. This is the only way to sustain present rate of technological development in India.
    2. No. The Indians settled abroad send huge amount of foreign exchange and this constitutes a significant part of foreign exchange reserve.
    3. No. The practical knowledge gained by Indians by working in other countries help India develop its economy.

  18. A.
    None is strong
    B.
    All are strong
    C.
    Only I and II are strong
    D.
    Only III is strong
    E.
    Only II and III are strong

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  19. Statement: Should there be a total ban on tobacco products and smoking in India?

    Arguments:

    1. Yes. It is wrong to smoke away millions of money.
    2. No. It will throw thousands of workers in the tobacco industry out of employment.
    3. No. The government will lose huge amount of money as it will not earn by way of taxes on these products.

  20. A.
    None is strong
    B.
    Only I and II are strong
    C.
    Only II is strong
    D.
    Only II and III are strong
    E.
    All are strong

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