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In the question a statement is followed by some courses of action . A course of action is a step or administrative decisions to be taken for improvement, follow-up, or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc.You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and then decide which of the given suggested course(s) of action logically follows for pursuing.
Statement:
The district administration has agreed to provide necessary infrastructural facilities to the proposed NRI-funded Trusts project of supply of clean water to city Z. Courses of action:
I. The district administration should provide necessary land to the trust by completing due formalities.
II. The district administration should facilitate obtaining electricity and other permission to the trust.

Only course of action I follows.
Only course of action II follows.
Either course of action I or II follows.
Neither course of action I nor II follows.
Both courses of action follows.
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In the question a statement is followed by some courses of action . A course of action is a step or administrative decisions to be taken for improvement, follow-up, or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc.You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and then decide which of the given suggested course(s) of action logically follows for pursuing.
Statement:
The eligibility for appearing for Common Entrance Test (CET) for engineering in state M is now raised to 60% from earlier 50% at HSC examination.
Courses of action:
I. Many candidates from state M may not appear for CET this year and may appear from CET examination of other states.
II. At pre-examination screening candidate obtaining less than 60% at HSC will have to be eliminated.

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The question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak argument.
Should India develop a national water grid including all rivers of the country ?
Arguments:
I. No, it is not feasible because we do not have technological knowledge.
II. Yes, because where there is shortage of water ,it can be helped by channelised water flowing.

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The question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak argument.
Should the parents who do not send their children to schools be punished?
Arguments:
I.Yes, it is the only way to eradicate illiteracy.
II. No, why should parents be punished ?

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The question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak argument.
Should India produce sophisticated nuclear weapons ?
Arguments:
I. Yes,Indias enemies are improving their own weapons.
II. No, it will be contrary to our policy to maintain peace in the world.

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The question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak argument.
Should there be a total ban on all tobacco products in India ?
Arguments:
I. No, this will render a large number of people jobless.
II. No, the government will lose huge amount of money as it will not be earned by way of taxes on these products.

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The question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak argument.
Should the retirement age of all government employees in India 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 productivity.

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The question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak argument.
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.

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The question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak argument.
Should the admission to professional courses in India be given only on merit without any concession to any particular group of students?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this will improve the quality of the professionals as they will be able to complete the courses successfully.
II. No, this will keep large number of socially and economically backward students out of the reach of the professional courses.

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Question is followed by four arguments numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to decide which of the arguments are strong arguments and which are weak arguments.
Should all the management institutes in the country be brought under government control? Arguments: I. No, the government does not have adequate resources to run such institutes effectively. II. No, each institute should be given freedom to function on its own III. Yes, this will enable to have standardized education for all the students. IV. Yes, only then the quality of education would improve.

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The questions is followed by two arguments numbered X and Y. You have to decide which of the argument(s) is forceful and to what degree.
Should trade unions be banned ?
Arguments:
X. Yes, as they create a lot of problem for industrialists.
Y. No, as they take care of the rights of the labour working in the industries.

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