Arihant Expert Team Solutions for Exercise 1: Practice Questions

In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments. 'Strong' arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the questions. Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the argument is a strong argument and which is a weak argument.

Statement: Should the in-charge of all the police stations in the country be transferred every two years?

Arguments:

I. No, this will create a lot of administrative hassles and also will create a lot of inconvenience to the police officers.

II. Yes, this is the only way to eradicate the nexus between police officers and anti-social elements.

In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments. 'Strong' arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the questions. Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the argument is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.

Statement: Should election expenses to central and state legislature be met by the Government?

Arguments:

I. Yes, it will put an end to political corruption.

II. No, it is not good in any country.

In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments. 'Strong' arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the questions. Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the argument is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.

Statement: Should all the students up to standard five be exempted from taking final examination every year?

Arguments:

I. Yes, this will considerably reduce the burden on the parents.

II. Yes, the teachers should evaluate such students on continuous basis throughout the year.

In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments. 'Strong' arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the questions. Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the argument is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.

Statement: Should small states be formed out of bigger states in India?

Arguments:

I. Yes, there will be administrative convenience.

II. No, it will be a danger to national integration.

In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments. 'Strong' arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the questions. Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the argument is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.

Statement: Should all the government owned educational institutions be given to private sector?

Arguments:

I. Yes, there will be improvement of educational standard in these institutions.

II. Yes, the educational standard of these institutions will decrease.

In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments. 'Strong' arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the questions. Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the argument is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.

Statements Should the organisations like the UNO be abolished?

Arguments

 I. Yes, the cold war is going to an end so there is no role of such organisations.

II. No, in the absence of these organisations, there will be a World war.

In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments. 'Strong' arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the questions. Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the argument is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.

Statement: Should religion be banned?

Arguments:

I. Yes, it develops fanaticism in people.

II. No, religion binds people together.

In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments. 'Strong' arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the questions. Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the argument is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.

Statement: Should the tution fees in all post graduate courses be hiked considerably?

Arguments:

I. Yes, this will bring in some sense of seriousness among the students and will improve the quality.

II. No, this will force the meritorious poor students to stay away from post-graduate courses.