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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.

Only argument I is strong.
Only argument II is strong.
Either I or II is strong.
Neither I nor II is strong.
Both I and II are strong.
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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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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 all news be censured by the state in democracy ?
Arguments:
X. Yes, variations in news bring doubts and confusion among people.
Y. No, controlled news loses credibility

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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 smoking be prohibited ?
Arguments:
X. Yes, it is wrong to smoke away millions worth of good money.
Y. No, it will throw thousands of workers in the tobacco industry out of employment.

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The question contains a statement followed by two Assumptions I and II. Find out which assumption(s) is implicit.
Statement:
Salary cannot be the only criteria for deciding a persons potential
Assumptions:
I. Persons with equal potential are not necessarily paid equally.
II. Salary of a person is not linked only with the potential

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The question contains a statement followed by three Assumptions I, IIand III. Find out which assumption(s) is implicit.
Statement:
The civic authority has decided that all the factories located inside the city limit will be shifted outside to reduce the level of environmental pollution in the city.
Assumptions:
I. The pollution level in the city in future may reduce after these factories are shifted outside the city limit.
II. Enough usable land is available outside the city limit for these factories.
III. Many of these factories may shift to some other smaller town to remain profitable.

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The question contains a statement followed by three Assumptions I, IIand III. Find out which assumption(s) is implicit.
Statement:
Indias economic growth has come at a terrible price of increased industrial and vehicular pollution.
Assumptions:
I. Pollution is a part of industrial society.
II. Indian economic growth is based on only industrial growth.
III. A country desires economic growth with manageable side effects.

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The question contains a statement followed by three Assumptions I, IIand III. Find out which assumption(s) is implicit.
Statement:
"We do not want you to see our product in newspaper, visit our shop to get a full view" - an advertisement.
Assumptions:
I. People generally decide to purchase any product after seeing the name in the advertisement.
II. Uncommon appeal may attract the customers. III. People may come to see the product.
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