Logical Reasoning :: Statement and Argument
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Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.
Statement : Should number of holidays of government employees be reduced ?
Arguments :
I. Yes, our government employees are having maximum number of holidays among the other countries of the world.
II. Yes, it will lead to increased productivity of government offices. -
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.
Statement : Should there be a complete ban on manufacture of fire-crackers in India ?
Arguments :
I. No, this will render thousands of workers jobless.
II. Yes, the fire-cracker manufacture use child labour to a large extent. -
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.
Statement : Should election expenses to Central and State legislatures be met by the government ?
Arguments :
I. Yes, it will put an end to political corruption.
II. No, it is not used in any country. -
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.
Statement : Should the retirement age for academicians be raised to 65 years ?
Arguments :
I. No, this will be unfair to the non-academicians having lower age limit for retirement.
II. Yes, experienced academicians can greatly contribute to the nation's intellectual property. -
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.
Statement : Should the educated people work in villages ?
Arguments :
I. Yes, because they can revolutionize agriculture and revamp rural atmosphere.
II. No, the educated should be employed in cities only otherwise their education will go waste. -
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.
Statement : Should all the foreign investment be concentrated only in few States ?
Arguments :
I. No, this goes against the all round economic development of the country.
II. Yes, as most of the States do not have the requisite infrastructure to attract foreign investments. -
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.
Statement : Should there be only one rate of interest for term deposits of varying durations in banks ?
Arguments :
I. No, People will refrain from keeping money for longer duration resulting into reduction of liquidity level of banks.
II. Yes. This will be much simple for the common people and they may be encouraged to keep more money in banks. -
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.
Statement : Should the sex determination test during pregnancy be completely banned ?
Arguments :
I. Yes, this leads to indiscriminate female foeticide and eventually will lead to social imbalance.
II. No, people have a right to know about their unborn child. -
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.
Statement : Should Government close down loss making public sector enterprise ?
Arguments :
I. No. All employees will lose their jobs, security and earning, what would they do.
II. Yes, in a competitive world the rule is survival is of the fittest. -
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.
Statement : Should all the criminal convicted for committing murder be awarded capital punishment ?
Arguments :
I. Yes, this will be a significant step towards reducing cases of murder in future.
II. No, nobody has the right to take any person's life irrespective the acts of such individuals.