Reasoning Aptitude
STATEMENT AND ARGUMENTS MCQs
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Question 41. Directions : Following question consists of a statement followed by four arguments I, II, III and IV. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.
Statement : Should children be prevented completely from watching television?
Arguments :
I. No. We get vital information regarding education through television.
II. Yes. It hampers the study of children.
III. Yes. Young children are misguided by certain programmes featuring sex and violence.
IV. No. This is the only way to educate the masses.
Statement : Should children be prevented completely from watching television?
Arguments :
I. No. We get vital information regarding education through television.
II. Yes. It hampers the study of children.
III. Yes. Young children are misguided by certain programmes featuring sex and violence.
IV. No. This is the only way to educate the masses.
Answer: Option B. -> Only I is strong
Question 42.
Directions: In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments.* 'Strong' Arguments must be both important and directly related to the question. * 'Weak' arguments may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspects of the question.Each question below is followed by three arguments numbered I, II and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument?
- Statement:
- Should the sale of vital human organs be made legal in India?
- Arguments:
- I. No, it goes against our culture.
- II. No, this will lead to unhealthy practices.
- III. Yes, this will bring an end to the illegal trading of human organs.
Answer: Option A. -> None is strong
Answer: (a)
Argument I is weak because talking of culture is irrelevant in this case.
In fact, Argument I is not even true. Argument II is weak because it is simplistic. We are not told what these 'unhealthy practices' will be.
Argument III is weak because it is superfluous.
Answer: (a)
Argument I is weak because talking of culture is irrelevant in this case.
In fact, Argument I is not even true. Argument II is weak because it is simplistic. We are not told what these 'unhealthy practices' will be.
Argument III is weak because it is superfluous.
Question 43.
Directions: In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments.* 'Strong' Arguments must be both important and directly related to the question. * 'Weak' arguments may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspects of the question.Each question below is followed by three arguments numbered I, II and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument?
- Statement:
- Should smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol by the actors be completely banned in the movies in India?
- Arguments:
- I. Yes, this will significantly reduce the trend of smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol among the youth in India.
- II. No, there should be no such ban on the creative pursuits of the filmmaker.
- III. No, the films portray the society and hence such scenes should be an integral part of the movie if the storyline demands so.
Answer: Option D. -> I and III are strong
Answer: (d)
Argument I is strong because such a reduction in trend will be a desirable consequence.
Argument II is weak as it is silent as to what effect the ban will have on the creative pursuits.
Argument III is strong as a ban will take away from the power of the portrayal.
Answer: (d)
Argument I is strong because such a reduction in trend will be a desirable consequence.
Argument II is weak as it is silent as to what effect the ban will have on the creative pursuits.
Argument III is strong as a ban will take away from the power of the portrayal.
Question 44.
Directions: In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments.* 'Strong' Arguments must be both important and directly related to the question. * 'Weak' arguments may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspects of the question.Each question below is followed by three arguments numbered I, II and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument?
- Statement:
- Should the conscription of citizens for defence services be made compulsory in India?
- Arguments:
- I. Yes, this is the only way to tackle the serious shortage of manpower in defence services.
- II. No, instead the compensation package is made comparable to other job sectors to attract people to join defence services.
- III. Yes, many other countries have made this compulsory.
Answer: Option E. -> None of the above
Answer: (e)
Argument I is weak because it is not true. Look at the alternative given in II.
Argument II is also not strong because instead of getting into the reason, it provides an alternative.
Argument III is simplistic and hence weak. It is argument by example.
Answer: (e)
Argument I is weak because it is not true. Look at the alternative given in II.
Argument II is also not strong because instead of getting into the reason, it provides an alternative.
Argument III is simplistic and hence weak. It is argument by example.
Question 45.
Directions: In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments.* 'Strong' Arguments must be both important and directly related to the question. * 'Weak' arguments may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspects of the question.Each question below is followed by three arguments numbered I, II and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument?
- Statement:
- should the salary and perquisites of public sector undertaking employees be made equivalent to those in the private sector?
- Arguments:
- I. Yes, this will help the public sector undertaking to attract and retain a competent workforce.
- II. No, public sector undertakings cannot afford to pay salaries to the level of the private sector.
- III. Yes, otherwise the public sector undertakings will not be able to compete with the private sector organisations.
Answer: Option E. -> l and III are strong
Answer: (e)
The competent workforce is desirable. Hence, Argument I is strong.
Argument II does not appear to be true for all PSUs. And even it is true, an argument that takes recourse in helplessness seems to fall short on merit.
Argument III is strong as competition is desirable.
Answer: (e)
The competent workforce is desirable. Hence, Argument I is strong.
Argument II does not appear to be true for all PSUs. And even it is true, an argument that takes recourse in helplessness seems to fall short on merit.
Argument III is strong as competition is desirable.
Question 46.
Directions: In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments.* 'Strong' Arguments must be both important and directly related to the question. * 'Weak' arguments may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspects of the question.Each question below is followed by three arguments numbered I, II and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument?
- Statement:
- Should the Government order closure of all educational institutions for a month to avoid fast spreading of the contagious viral infection?
- Arguments:
- I. No, the closure of educational institutions alone is not the solution for curbing the spread of the viral infection.
- II. No, students will visit crowded places like malls, markets, playgrounds etc in more numbers and spread the disease, as they will have a lot of spare time at their disposal.
- III. Yes, young persons are more prone to get affected by the viral infection and hence, they should remain indoors.
Answer: Option C. -> only III is strong
Answer: (c)
Argument I is weak as it merely tries to evade the issue.
Argument II may turn out to be true but it is based on a negative mindset, maybe it's mere of an assumption. Hence, II is weak.
Argument III gets into the reason and is therefore strong.
Answer: (c)
Argument I is weak as it merely tries to evade the issue.
Argument II may turn out to be true but it is based on a negative mindset, maybe it's mere of an assumption. Hence, II is weak.
Argument III gets into the reason and is therefore strong.
Question 47.
- Statement:
- Should there be a reservation of jobs in the organizations in the private sector also as in the public sector undertakings in India?
- Arguments:
- I. Yes. This would give more opportunities for development to the weaker sections of the society and thus help reduce the gap between the affluent and the downtrodden in India.
- II. No. The private sector does not get any government assistance and therefore they should not be saddled with such policies.
- III. No. Nowhere else in the world such a practice is being followed.
- IV. No. The management of the private sector undertaking would not agree to such compulsions.
Answer: Option A. -> Only I is strong
Answer: (a)
The reservation of jobs in the private sector too would surely increase opportunities for weaker sections to improve their economic plight.
Thus, argument I is strong enough. Also, private sector companies work on a good profit margin and they can and will have to accommodate such a policy if implemented.
So, neither II nor IV holds strong. Further, just imitating other countries holds no relevance.
So, argument III also does not hold.
Answer: (a)
The reservation of jobs in the private sector too would surely increase opportunities for weaker sections to improve their economic plight.
Thus, argument I is strong enough. Also, private sector companies work on a good profit margin and they can and will have to accommodate such a policy if implemented.
So, neither II nor IV holds strong. Further, just imitating other countries holds no relevance.
So, argument III also does not hold.
Question 48.
- Statement:
- Should people with educational qualification higher than the optimum requirements be debarred from seeking jobs?
- Arguments:
- I. No. It will further aggravate the problem of educated unemployment.
- II. Yes. It creates complexes among employees and affects the work adversely.
- III. No. This goes against the basic rights of the individuals. IV. Yes. This will increase productivity.
Answer: Option D. -> Only III is strong
Answer: (d)
The issue discussed in the statement is nowhere related to increasing in unemployment, as the number of vacancies filled in will remain the same.
Also, in a working place, it is the performance of the individual that matters and that makes him more or less wanted, and not his educational qualifications.
So, neither I nor II holds strong. Besides, the needs of a job are laid down in the desired qualifications for the job. So, the recruitment of more qualified people cannot augment productivity.
Thus, IV also does not hold strong. However, it is the right of an individual to get the post for which he fulfils the eligibility criteria, whatever be his extra merits. Hence, argument III holds strong.
Answer: (d)
The issue discussed in the statement is nowhere related to increasing in unemployment, as the number of vacancies filled in will remain the same.
Also, in a working place, it is the performance of the individual that matters and that makes him more or less wanted, and not his educational qualifications.
So, neither I nor II holds strong. Besides, the needs of a job are laid down in the desired qualifications for the job. So, the recruitment of more qualified people cannot augment productivity.
Thus, IV also does not hold strong. However, it is the right of an individual to get the post for which he fulfils the eligibility criteria, whatever be his extra merits. Hence, argument III holds strong.
Question 49.
- Statement:
- Should all the school teachers be debarred from giving private tuitions?
- Arguments:
- I. No. The needy students will be deprived of the expertise of these teachers.
- II. Yes. This is an injustice to the unemployed educated people who can earn their living by giving tuitions.
- III. Yes. Only then the quality of teaching in schools will improve. IV. Yes. Now the salary of these teachers is reasonable.
Answer: Option E. -> None of these
Answer: (e)
Only III is strong. The lure of earning private tuitions reduces the efforts and devotion of the teachers towards the students in schools. So, if tuitions are banned, students can benefit from their teachers' knowledge in the school itself.
So, argument III holds strong while I does not.
However, a person cannot be barred from earning more just because he already has a good salary. So, argument IV is vague.
Further, the unemployed people thriving on tuitions can survive with the school teachers holding tuitions too, if they are capable enough to guide the students well. So, argument II also does not hold strong.
Answer: (e)
Only III is strong. The lure of earning private tuitions reduces the efforts and devotion of the teachers towards the students in schools. So, if tuitions are banned, students can benefit from their teachers' knowledge in the school itself.
So, argument III holds strong while I does not.
However, a person cannot be barred from earning more just because he already has a good salary. So, argument IV is vague.
Further, the unemployed people thriving on tuitions can survive with the school teachers holding tuitions too, if they are capable enough to guide the students well. So, argument II also does not hold strong.
Question 50.
- Statement:
- Should all those who are convicted for heinous crimes like murder or rape, beyond all reasonable doubts be given capital punishment or death penalty?
- Arguments:
- I. No. The death penalty should be given only in very rare and exceptional cases.
- II. Yes. This is the only way to punish such people who take others' lives or indulge in inhuman activities.
- III. Yes. Such severe punishments only will make people refrain from such heinous acts and the society will be safer.
- IV. No. Those who are repentant for the crime they committed should be given a chance to improve and lead a normal life.
Answer: Option C. -> Only III is strong
Answer: (c)
Clearly, a person committing a heinous crime like murder or rape should be so punished as to set an example for others not to attempt such acts in future.
So, argument III holds strong. The argument I is vague while the use of the word 'only’ in argument II makes it weak.
Also, it cannot be assured whether a criminal is really repentant of his acts or not, he may also exhibit so just to get rid of punishment.
So, argument IV also does not hold.
Answer: (c)
Clearly, a person committing a heinous crime like murder or rape should be so punished as to set an example for others not to attempt such acts in future.
So, argument III holds strong. The argument I is vague while the use of the word 'only’ in argument II makes it weak.
Also, it cannot be assured whether a criminal is really repentant of his acts or not, he may also exhibit so just to get rid of punishment.
So, argument IV also does not hold.
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