Directions: Study the following statement carefully and choose the right answer.
Statement: ''BYJU'S learning app is the largest learning program. It is so easy for students as a group, many solution tricks and discusses the problems''- an advertisement.
Argument :
. Students are interested in this app.
. Students want the best learning app to study.
Important Questions on Statement and Passage Based Reasoning
The question given below is followed by two arguments. You have to decide which argument is strong in context of the statement.
Question :
Should we encourage communal washing centres?
Argument :
I. Yes, it will save a lot of resources.
II. No, this concept is new in India because people still wash their clothes in home.
Directions : Find which of the two arguments following the statement below is forceful.
Give answers as per the following codes.
Statement: Should telecasting feature films be stopped?
Arguments:
I. Yes, young children are misguided by the feature films.
II. No, this is the only way to educate the masses.
Fortunately, more and more countries are shifting their focus away from industrial development to control of climate change these days.
(A) The countries which focus more on controlling climate change than industrial development are only the richer ones which can afford to concentrate on areas other than industrial development.
(B) Many countries had once prioritised industrial development which proved to be harmful to the environment in the long run.
(C) Some experts are of the view that climate change is not as alarming an issue as it is made to be because it is a natural phenomenon and has been occurring regularly throughout the history of earth.
(D) If climate change continues at the present rate, it would bring in large-scale destruction to human habitation in a very short time.
(E) Industrial development is one of the biggest but definitely not the only reason behind global warming.
Which of the statements numbered A, B, C, and D mentioned above would weaken the argument for the need of a shift away from industrial development to that of controlling climate changes?
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
According to a study, in recent years a steady increase in the incidence of divorce has been noticed in metropolitan cities of India since 1991. It has also been found that a greater proportion of children are living with their one natural parent.
Which of the following options may strengthen the above-given statement?
Statement: Seeing the present scenario, should school and colleges start self-defence training compulsory for the girl students?
Argument:
I. No, nothing will happen with such training programs. Girl students cannot deal with professional criminals or stalkers with this short-term training.
II. Yes, it is highly required for girls to be trained in such techniques so that they become able to save their respect and lives.
Each question has a set of four sequentially ordered statements. Each statement can be classified as one of the following:
- Facts, which deal with pieces of information that one has heard, seen or read, and which are open to discovery or verification (the answer option indicates such a statement with an 'F').
- Inferences, which are conclusions drawn about the unknown, on the basis of the known (the answer option indicates such a statement with an 'I').
- Judgements, which are opinions that imply approval or disapproval of persons, objects, situations and occurrences in the past, the present or the future (the answer option indicates such a statement with a 'J').
Select the answer option that best describes the set of four statements.
A. Investments promised prosperity; instead they are the harbingers of hardship and assumed the demonic nature of destruction.
B. Some of the non performing assets are just left to continue along, mainly because they are worth so little that banks do not expect to recover much from liquidating them.
C. It would not be a stretch to believe that in return, Beijing would like more sway over the Hong Kong market, and that it may have pushed behind the scenes for a share swap.
D. This will surely kill the city's trumpeted belief in laissez-faire policies against the reality of government intervention in what should clearly be the most market-oriented aspect of any economy-a financial exchange.
Statement: If people minimised consumer debt on their credit cards, will the economy grow?
Argument:
I. Yes, if people did not spend as much on their credit cards, they would have less debt, and this will reduce cases of bankruptcy.
II. Yes, if people minimised consumer debt on their credit cards then they would have more money to spend on other things and hence, the economy will grow.
Select the code which is not correct:
An analogical argument strengthened by _____.
The International Monetary Funds (IMF) governance model has been widely criticised as being inconsistent with the basic tenets of democratic and accountable decision-making and therefore inappropriate for a public development institution. Many critics have argued that the IMF is not participatory, or directly accountable to those who are affected by its operations. What may be your major argument to enhance the governance?
PM Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Campaign at Rajpath in New Delhi. He called it as a paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi and former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth aniversary. He urged people that it is the social responsibility of Indian citizens to accomplish Gandhiji's vision of Clean India by year 2019. He even said that the vision can only come true only when 125 crore people of India work for it. Will Swachh Bharat Campaign succeed or not is a question.
(A) PM Narendra Modi came on the streets to start the mission and this step cannot be ignored by his many followers.
(B) PM initiated the chain by inviting nine public figures for campaign. These public figures are Sachin Tendulkar, Shashi Tharoor, Mridula Sinha, Baba Ramdev, Anil Ambani, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kamal Hasan and the entire team of Tarak Mehta Ka Olta Chashma.
(C) Gujarat which was a destroyed state, after a serious natural desaster, was rebuilt by Narendra Modi and he was successful in making it a clean and prosperous state.
(D) Every task need follow up and just one day working to fulfill the vision will not convert Swachh Bharat Campaign in to reality.
(E) The celebrities will also come for one day to promote the cause and will get busy with their scheduls in future. It is the same case with every person in India.
(F) The youngsters can only create hype on social media by sharing blogs, praising efforts of PM and posting his pictures. No one will take a broom and actually become a part of the movement.
(G) In a economy where inflation is rising, growth is slowing, jobs are declining, who has got the time to devote to such campaigns.
(H) More than the cleaning drive, it is the people's attitude that needs a change. If we keep making our surrounding dirty, we can never make India clean.
(I) The campaign needs to be continued by PM Modi by launching some or other form of measures to encourage the people for making the vision of Swachh India a reality by 2019.
Which of the following can be weak arrgument in favour of the success of "Swachh Bharat Campaign"?
The power of global branding eludes the grasp of Indian firms. This year's list of the worlds top most valuable brands had only one Indian name, ICICI Bank, that ranked rd and was worth billion.
(A) Indian companies should make brand-building an important activity if they aspire to become global players.
(B) Indian companies should leverage on the growing size of local customer base to build their brands. This was what Chinas the largest search engine Baidu did to make it to the th place with a brand value of billion.
(C) A brand is a symbol of trust with the customer. And brand valuations are indeed a powerful measure of a company's ability to create value for its shareholders.
(D) Indian companies need to pack value into their products through innovation, style and branding to win and retain customers
(E) Even if India did not make it to the list of top brands of the world, its high growth rate at a time when the entire world was reeling under recession, made India an eyesore for global biggies.
Which of the statements mentioned above strengthens the argument?
Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
A recently conducted study reveals that the prospects for success in later schooling for years old children were improved by a particular educational plan. From this, it follows that the introduction of similar education plans for all years old children will lead to an improvement in their chances for success in later schooling.
Which among the following would weaken the above argument if true?
The US marine troops killed the worlds most dreaded terrorist Osama Bin Laden in the premier military district of Abbottabad in Pakistan. Afterwards Pakistan foreign secretary Salman Bashir warned India against entertaining the idea of undertaking an Abbottabad type of operation to kill terrorists hiding in Pakistan. The Osama killing reaffirms claims of the infrastructure of terror in Pakistan.
(A) Pakistan is the safe haven for terrorists who have committed acts of terror around the world.
(B) US along with other western countries have given clean chit to Pakistan on sponsoring terrorism.
(C) Pakistan is today the greatest victim of terrorism.
(D) In recent years perpetrators of almost all terrorist attacks throughout the world have been found to be of Pakistani origin.
(E) India is bearing the brunt of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism
Which of the above statements numbered A, B, C, D and E would strengthen the argument?
Directions : Find which of the two arguments following the statement below is forceful. Give answers as per the following codes.
Statement: Should Bollywood stars and Pakistani actors involve in the India Pakistan peace efforts?
Arguments:
I. No, the peace talks are purely political, so no one else except politicians should proceed.
II. Yes, as these people have larger impact on masses than politicians so these can aid the peace projects.
It is true that the green revolution has succeeded in transforming the Indian economy from a situation of severe food shortage into one where the country has not only become self-reliant in food production but has also been able to generate a sizeable surplus for export. However, the high doses of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which have been used under this conventional farming technology (along with high-yielding varieties of seeds and irrigation) are now reversing the trend and causing severe environmental and health hazards, including contamination of groundwater.
Which of the following statements would strengthen the author's argument?
Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
According to a study, in recent years a steady increase in the incidence of divorce has been noticed in metropolitan cities of India since 1991. It has also been found that a greater proportion of children are living with their one natural parent.
Which of the following, if true most strongly weakens the influence drawn above?
Statement: Should there be a cap on the maximum number of contestants for parliamentary elections in any constituency?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this will make the parliamentary elections more meaningful as the voters can make a Considered judgement for casting their vote.
II. No, in a democracy any person fulfilling the eligibility criteria can contest parliamentary elections and there should be no such restrictions.
Direction: The question given below consists of a statement, followed by two arguments numbered and . You have to decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak argument:
Statement: Should there be a restriction on the migration of people from one state to another state in India?
Arguments:
No. Any Indian citizen has a basic right to stay at any place of his/her choice and hence they cannot be stopped.
Yes. This is the way to effect an equitable distribution of resources across the states in India.
Which of the following, if true, ‘most strongly supports the Write Company's projection that its plan will lead to an increase in its sales of pencil leads?
