Statement Argument - 2

Directions: In the question below, a question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the given arguments is/are ‘strong'.

Question:
Should there be capital punishment for those who are found guilty of rape charges?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this is the only way to eliminate such atrocities on women.
II. No, this will lead to more violence as culprits may even kill the rape victims.

Directions: In the question below, a question statement is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the given arguments is/are ‘strong'.

Question: Should there be compulsory medical examination of both the man and the woman before they marry each other?
Arguments:
I. No, this is an intrusion into the privacy of an individual and hence, cannot be tolerated.
II. Yes, this will substantially reduce the risk of giving birth to children with serious ailments.

Directions: In the question below a question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the given arguments is/are ‘strong'.

Question: Should all those who are found guilty of committing homicide be given either capital punishment or kept in jail for the entire life?
Arguments:
I. Yes, only such severe punishments will make people refrain from committing such heinous acts and the society will be safer.
II. No, those who are repentant for the crime they committed should be given a chance to lead a normal life outside the jail.

Directions: In the question below a question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the given arguments is/are ‘strong'.

Question: Should India become a permanent member of UN's Security Council?
Arguments:
I. Yes, India has emerged as a country that loves peace and amity.
II. No, let us first solve problems of our own people like poverty, malnutrition.

Directions: In the question below a question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the given arguments is/are ‘strong'.

Question: Should all the criminals convicted for committing murder be awarded capital punishment?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this will be a significant step towards reducing cases of murder in future.
II. No, nobody has the right to take any person's life irrespective of the acts of such individuals.

Directions: In the question below a question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the given arguments is/are ‘strong'.

Question: Should government freeze pay-scales and salary of all private and public sectors and its own employees to contain inflation?
Arguments:
I. Yes, all over the world this is considered as a sure way to contain inflation.
II. No, the government should control market forces to keep check on the prices.

Directions: Given below, a question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the given arguments is/are ‘strong'.

Question: Should there be a compulsory military training for every college student in India?
Arguments:
I. No, this goes against the basic democratic right of an individual to choose his/her own programs.
II. Yes, this is the only way to build a strong and powerful nation.

Directions: In the question below a question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the given arguments is/are ‘strong'.

Question: Should the retirement age of all government employees in India is to be made 55 years?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this will help government to offer employment to youth at lower cost and with higher productivity.
II. No, the government will be deprived of the expertise of the experienced employees and this will have adverse effect on the productivity.

Directions: In the question below a question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the given arguments is/are ‘strong'.

Question: In India, should income tax be abolished?
Arguments:
I. Yes, because it is an unnecessary burden on the wage earners.
II. No, because it is a good source of revenue.

Directions: In the question below a question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the given arguments is/are ‘strong'.

Question: Should those who manufacture spurious life saving drugs be given capital punishment?
Arguments:
I. No, nobody has the right to take people’s life as we cannot give life to anybody.
II. Yes, those people are more dangerous than those who are convicted for homicide as the extent of damage to human life is incalculable.

Directions: In the question below a question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the given arguments is/are ‘strong'.

Question: Should there be only one rate of interest for term deposits of varying durations in banks?
Arguments:
I. No, people will refrain money for longer duration resulting into reduction of liquidity level of banks.
II. Yes, this will be much simpler for the common people and they may be encouraged to keep more money in banks.

Directions: In the question, a statement is followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. Consider the statement and the following assumptions.
Statement: The government has decided to hold the employers responsible for deducting tax at source for all its employees.
Assumptions:
I. The employers may still not arrange to deduct tax at source for its employees.
II. The employees may not allow the employers to deduct tax at source.

Directions: In the question below a question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the given arguments is/are ‘strong'.

Question: Should the public sector undertakings be allowed to adopt hire and fire policy?
Arguments:
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.

Directions: The question below is followed by three arguments labelled A, B and C. You have to decide which of the given arguments is/are ‘strong'.

Question: Should there be a cap on drawing groundwater for irrigation purposes in India?
Arguments:
(A) No, irrigation is of prime importance for food production in India and it is heavily dependent on groundwater in many parts of the country.
(B) Yes, water tables have gone down to alarmingly low levels in some parts of the country where irrigation is primarily dependent on groundwater, which may lead to serious environmental consequences.
(C) Yes, India just cannot afford to draw groundwater any further as the international agencies have cautioned India against it.

Directions: In the following question, a statement is followed by three arguments labelled A, B and C. You have to decide which of the given arguments is/are ‘strong'.

Statement: Should all the deemed universities be derecognised and attached to any of the central or state universities in India?
Arguments:
(A) Yes, many of these deemed universities do not conform to the required standards of a full-fledged university and hence the level of education is compromised.
(B) No, these deemed universities have been able to introduce innovative courses suitable to the requirement of various industries as they are free from strict government controls.
(C) Yes, many such universities are basically money spinning activities and education takes a backseat in these institutions.