I have no doubt that the Government of India should make Hindi the official language of the country. How can we justify that the government spends so much money to print documents in difference languages because of those who cannot read and/or write Hindi. The government should spend tax payers’ money for better causes. The Government of India should enable people to learn Hindi at the earliest.
Which of the following, if true, would weaken the speaker’s argument the most?
Important Questions on Logical Reasoning
Most often Scientific journals published in Commonwealth countries refer to articles written in English only. However, there are many interesting scientific developments reported in other languages. So because of a basic linguistic ignorance on the part of scientists in these countries, articles written in other languages do not get referred. This inevitably results in a failure to benefit from scientific progress made in other non-english speaking areas.
Which of the following, if true, tends to confirm the conclusion given above?
‘When women stop reading, the novel will be dead,’ declared Ian McEwan in the Guardian last year. He reached this rather dire conclusion after venturing into a nearby park in an attempt to give away free novels. The result? Only one ‘sensitive male soul’ took up his offer, while every woman he approached was ‘eager and grateful’ to do the same. Unscientific as McEwan’s experiment may be, its thesis is borne out by a number of surveys conducted in Britain, the United States and Canada, where men account for a paltry percent of the market for fiction. Unlike the gods of the literary establishment who remain predominantly male—both as writers and critics—their humble readers are overwhelmingly female.
Which of the following most weakens the argument made in this paragraph?
Evolutionary behaviourists are trying to understand why it is that the emotional connection between siblings can last a lifetime. The prevailing theory is that it all comes down to maths. With our nearest relatives—each parent, our full-siblings, and our children, we share percent of our novel genes. This overlap helps explain the continual cycle of family love. The shared percent is the basis for our instinctive willingness to make all sorts of investments and sacrifices—even perhaps the ultimate sacrifice—for those with whom we are closest. On the level of the gene, it’s a good idea to ensure those most like us will spread part of our uniqueness. It’s a banal truism that what we feel towards our closest relatives is generally different from our feelings for people with whom we don’t share this connection. But why? The researchers say that the emotions of love and fidelity are nature’s way of doing the maths on behalf of our genes.
Which of the following facts, if true, would strengthen the argument in this paragraph?
There are two ways of successfully completing a marathon—practise running for hours every day or make changes to your diet so that you are consuming more high energy foods. Research has clearly proved that practising running is far more effective than making changes to your diet, as far as competing in a marathon is concerned. Thus, if a person consistently runs for at least hours every day, he is doing the most that can be done to perform well in the marathon.
Which of the following options, if true, most seriously weakens the above argument?
Over the past years, there has been a sharp decline in the number of smokers in college campuses across the city. Over this same period, the city’s governing council has spent a lot of money in coming up with advertisements highlighting the harmful effects of smoking targeted at college students. The authorities conclude that its advertisements have been responsible for the drop in cigarette use at college campuses within the city.
Which of the following options most seriously weakens the above argument?
Petroleum and its by-products such as petrol and diesel cause a lot of pollution and increase our carbon footprint. Over the last few years, petrol and diesel have been replacing other non-renewable fuels thereby polluting the atmosphere and as a result, affecting health. The condition is particularly bad in cities like Delhi and Mumbai.
Which of the following weakens the argument?
The University has increased the pace of work for getting the NAAC accreditation, which is a must to attract students from all over the country. It has decided to get the accreditation in the next six months. All the requirements for getting A+ grading must be fulfilled.
Which of the following statements weakens the decision of the University?
Conservation of tigers is a major concern for wildlife experts across the world since the number of tigers left in the wild is rapidly declining. While several countries are taking steps to counter this fall, experts are unanimously of the opinion that if the tiger is to survive in the wild, its best chances of doing so are in India.
The claims above, if true, most strongly support which of the following conclusions?
