Directions: In making decisions about important question, 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 they are directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question. The question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide that which of the given arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.

Statement: Should the public sector undertakings be allowed to adopt hire-and-fire policy? I. Yes, this will help the public sector undertakings to get rid of non-performing employees and will also help to reward the performing employees. II. No, the management may not be able to implement the policy in an unbiased manner and the employees will suffer due to the high-handedness of the management.