In the question given bellow statement followed by two arguments I and
II. You have to decide which of the arguments is 'strong' and which is
'weak'. Statement : Will the newly elected members fulfill their promises ? Arguments : I. Yes, otherwise their very existence will be in danger. II. No, elected members never seem to remember their promises and commitments.
Answer: D Both the arguments are strong. Elected members have to face the electorates after each completion of their term as their existence is decided by people. Secondly, at the time of elections, so many commitments are made which are hardly fulfilled.
Q. No. 44:
In the question given bellow statement followed by two arguments I and
II. You have to decide which of the arguments is 'strong' and which is
'weak'. Statement : Do children adopted from poor families love their new rich parents like their own poor ones ? Arguments : I. Yes, because they are loved, cared for and provided with comforts of life. II. No, because in the criminal world, they become selfish and hard-boiled.
Answer: A If poor children are loved, cared for and provided with comforts of life, they will definitely respond strongly and positively in term of respect to their parents. Argument II is not strong.
Q. No. 45:
In the question given bellow statement followed by two arguments I and
II. You have to decide which of the arguments is 'strong' and which is
'weak'. Statement : Should competitive examinations for selecting a candidates for job consist through objective test only ? Arguments : I. Yes, the assessment of objective test is reliable. II. No, the number of questions to be answered is always very large.
Answer: A The second argument that the number of questions to be answered is always very large is a very generalised. But the first argument that the assessment of objective test is reliable is a strong argument.
Q. No. 46:
In the question given bellow statement followed by two arguments I and
II. You have to decide which of the arguments is 'strong' and which is
'weak'. Statement : Should English be the medium of instruction for higher education in India ? Arguments : I. Yes, even in advanced countries like UK and USA, the medium of instruction is English for higher education. II. Yes, English is much widely spoken language in the world today.
Answer: B Anything successful in other countries may not succeed in India. However, since English is much widely spoken language in the world today and hence should be adopted is a strong idea. Hence, argument II is the strong.
Q. No. 47:
Statement : Should India stop participating in Olympic games ? Arguments : I. Yes, India has been unsuccessful in winning medals in Olympics games in spite of competing in so many places. II. No, participation in Olympics games will help sports persons improve their personal standards.
Answer: B I is not strong, because we cannot stop our strive in the basis of unsuccess. II is strong because our experiences will help us to improve ourselves.
Q. No. 48:
Statement : Should there be equivalent salary standards for different states and central government employees ? Arguments : I. No, state government has limited resources available at their disposal and hence these employees may be paid less than the central government employees. II. Yes, all the employees and they carry our similar functions and hence there should be equivalent salaries.