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Practice evaluating strong and weak arguments in logical reasoning. Each question presents a statement with two arguments - determine which arguments are strong and which are weak based on their importance and direct relation to the question.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Statement:
Should Indian players, who have played for India on International Level, be allowed to work as a coach for the team of other countries
Arguments:

  1. Yes, the experience which does not harm one's nation must be used to benefit others.
  2. No, this will put the prestige of the country in danger because these coaches will reveal our team's weakness to other teams.
  1. If only argument 2 is strong
  2. If only argument 1 is strong
  3. If either 1 or 2 is strong
  4. If neither 1 nor 2 is strong
  5. If both 1 and 2 are strong
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Statement:
Should proliferation of credit cards in the country be restricted?
Arguments:
1. Yes, the facility provided through it makes a person spendthrift.
2. No, the facility provided through it makes the cardholder high tech.

  1. If only argument 1 is strong
  2. If only argument 2 is strong
  3. If either argument 1 or argument 2 is strong
  4. If neither argument 1 nor argument 2 is strong
  5. If both argument 1 and argument 2 are strong
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Statement:
Should legal professionals of India have the right to go on strike?
Arguments:
1. No, India is already facing a backlog of about 3 crore cases countrywide due to frequent strikes of lawyers. Another strike will only enhance the grievance of the aggrieved clients.
2. Yes, legal professionals are also a part of our society. If they feel that their dignity, independence and integrity has been lowered, strike would be the only meaningful weapon for them.

  1. If only argument 1 is strong
  2. If only argument 2 is strong
  3. If either argument 1 or argument 2 is strong
  4. If neither argument 1 nor argument 2 is strong
  5. If both argument 1 and argument 2 is strong
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Statement:
Should a citizen of India have the right to access information from the government?
Arguments:
1. Yes, more than twenty countries have equipped their citizen with the right to access information from their respective governments.
2. Yes, the move would provide openness in Government functioning and ensure transparency and accountability in it.

  1. If only argument 1 is strong
  2. If only argument 2 is strong
  3. If either 1 or 2 is strong
  4. If neither 1 nor 2 is strong
  5. If both argument 1 and argument 2 are strong
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Statement:
Should the donation, made by companies to political parties, be banned in India?
Arguments:

  1. Yes, it was banned during 1969 and 1985 also.
  2. No, donation to political parties is not a new thing in the country and has been in existence right from 1956.
  1. If only argument 1 is strong
  2. If only argument 2 is strong
  3. If either 1 or 2 is strong
  4. If neither 1 nor 2 is strong
  5. If both 1 and 2 are strong
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Statement:
Should there be death punishment for those who are involved in manufacturing spurious drugs?
Arguments:

  1. Yes, mass murder for the sake of profit should be treated only by one law - death penalty.
  2. No, the main objective of the punishment is to bring reform in a convicted person by punishing him/her.
  1. If only argument 1 is strong
  2. If only argument 2 is strong
  3. If either 1 or 2 is strong
  4. If neither 1 or 2 is strong
  5. If both 1 and 2 are strong
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Statement:
Should the Indian railways be corporatized?
Arguments:
1. Yes, the move will make it an autonomous entity, which will bring in enormous changes like quick decision making.
2. No, it is futile unless we put an end to the handling of archaic rules in the appointment of favourites at the top positions.

  1. If only argument 1 is strong
  2. If only argument 2 is strong
  3. If either argument 1 or argument 2 is strong
  4. If neither argument 1 nor argument 2 is strong
  5. If both argument 1 and argument 2 are strong
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Statement:
Should there be a law against superstition in India?
Arguments:
1. Yes, it is the belief in magical and similar influences, in idea or practise based on this.
2. No, it has been recognized by our forefathers and has a strong base in our society.

  1. If only argument 1 is strong
  2. If only argument 2 is strong
  3. If either argument 1 or argument 2 is strong
  4. If neither argument 1 nor argument 2 is strong
  5. If both argument 1 and argument 2 are strong
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Statement:
Should there be a free phone sevice for children in distress?
Arguments:
1. Yes, child is the father of man.
2. No, this will be misused by children.

  1. If only argument 1 is strong
  2. If only argument 2 is strong
  3. If either argument 1 or argument 2 is strong
  4. If neither argument 1 nor argument 2 is strong
  5. If both argument 1 and argument 2 are strong
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Statement:
Should Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) be entitled to dual citizenship?
Conclusion:

  1. Yes, this will bolster the intimacy of the NRIs with the Indian soil.
  2. No, the move will not be fruitful for all the NRIs because there is lack of provision for dual citizenship in many countries.
  1. If only argument 1 is strong
  2. If only argument 2 is strong
  3. If either 1 or 2 is strong
  4. If neither 1 nor 2 is strong
  5. If both 1 and 2 are strong
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Statement:
Should the Election Commission make it mandatory for political parties to give 33% tickets to women?
Arguments:

  1. Yes, the move will ensure larger percentage of women's representation in political arena.
  2. No, the move will compel the parties to distribute tickets to women for those seats where possibility to win is less.
  1. If only argument 1 is strong
  2. If only argument 2 is strong
  3. If either 1 or 2 is strong
  4. If neither 1 nor 2 is strong
  5. If both 1 and 2 are strong
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Statement:
Should rapists be sentenced to life imprisonment in India?
Arguments:
1. Yes, there is an enormous increase in incidence of rape and crime against women all over India and the existing provisions for punishment are not so stringent that the cases of rapes can be reduced.
2. Yes, punishment for rape should be more than that of murder as the rape victims suffer for their entire life.

  1. If only argument 1 is strong
  2. If only argument 2 is strong
  3. If either 1 or 2 is strong
  4. If neither 1 nor 2 is strong
  5. If both 1 and 2 are strong
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Statement:
Should the Indian government launch community based programmes with focus on the mother's care?
Arguments:

  1. Yes, the mother plays a big role in child's good health and if the programmes is community based it will have immense impact on the poor nutritional condition of the child in India.
  2. No, it will harm the secular status of the country.
  1. If only argument 1 is strong
  2. If only argument 2 is strong
  3. If either 1 or 2 is strong
  4. If neither 1 nor 2 is strong
  5. If both 1 and 2 are strong
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Statement:
Should only reputed NGOs be authorised to distribute the commodities to the public, under the programme of Public Distribution Sysytem (PDS)?
Arguments:

  1. Yes, the move will be helpful in implementing the programme more effectively and will keep a tab on various programmes like black marketing of the commodities supplied under PDS.
  2. Yes, NGOs have helped the government on many occasions.

In this question, there is one statement followed by two arguments numbered 1 and 2. In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between strong and weak arguments, so far as they are related to the question. 'Strong' arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question.

  1. Only argument 1 is strong.
  2. Only argument 2 is strong.
  3. Either 1 or 2 is strong.
  4. Neither 1 nor 2 is strong.
  5. Both 1 and 2 are strong.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Statement: Should the vacation period of Central Government employees be reduced?
Arguments:

  1. Yes, increase in number of working days will speed up the work done by the Central Government employees, as a result of which people will get services from these employees in a reasonable time.
  2. Yes, vacation makes the employees lazy and reduces the stamina of employees to work for long hours.
  1. If only argument 1 is strong
  2. If only argument 2 is strong
  3. If either 1 or 2 is strong
  4. If neither 1 nor 2 is strong
  5. If both 1 and 2 are strong
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