Multiple choice

Directions: An assertion is a point of view. An argument is a statement meant to convince another about a certain point of view. A counter-argument contains logic opposed to your assertion. Based on these, classify the four sentences.
(A) Concluding assertion
(B) Supporting reason
(C) Statement irrelevant to the argument
(D) Counter-argument
1. The role of non-violence in the success of Indian freedom struggle is suspected.
2. We have to study ancient historical data for the same.
3. India attained freedom through non-violent means.
4. Non-violence led to mass awareness which in turn helped Indians to press harder for freedom from the colonial rule.

  1. ABDC

  2. DCBA

  3. DCAB

  4. ACBB

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Here, sentence 3 has been marked as assertion, 'India attained freedom through non-violent means'. So all other sentences have to be related to this sentence. Sentence 1 has been correctly termed as counter-argument on account of idea given. Sentence 2 is irrelevant because this sentence is open and cannot be used with given sentence, as it neither refers to India nor to its freedom. Sentence 4 is clearly supporting the idea that non-violence helped us in attaining freedom. This marks option (3) as correct answer.