• Statement:


• Should mercy death be legalized, i.e., all those who are suffering from terminal diseases be allowed to end their lives if they so desire?

• Arguments:


• I. No. Nobody should be allowed to end his/her life at his/her will as this goes against the basic tenets of humanity.


• II. Yes. Patients undergoing terrible suffering and having absolutely no chance of recovery should be liberated from suffering through mercy death.


• III. No. Even mercy death is a sort of killing and killing can never be legalized.

• Statement:


• Should the rule of wearing a helmet for both driver and pillion rider while driving a motorbike to be enforced strictly?

• Arguments:


• I. Yes. It is a rule and rules should be followed strictly by all.


• II. No. Each individual knows how to protect his own life and it should be left to his discretion.


• III. No. It does not ensure safety as only the head is protected and the rest of the body is not.


• IV. Yes. It is a necessity as head, being the most sensitive organ, is protected by the helmet.

The following question given below consists of a statement, 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.

Arguments : I. No. Ours is a secular state.

                   II. Yes. Teaching religion helps inculcate moral values among children.

The following question given below consists of a statement, 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.

Statement : Should education be made compulsory for all children upto the age of 14 ? 

Arguments : l. Yes. This will help to eradicate the system of forced employment of these children.

                   II. Yes. This would increase the standard of living.

The following question given below consists of a statement, 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.

Arguments : I. Yes. The assessment of answers to objective type questions is fair and impartial.

                    II. No. The descriptive type test is certainly a better tool than the objective type test.

The following question given below consists of a statement, 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.

Arguments : I. Yes. It is wrong to smoke away millions of money.

                   II. No. It will throw thousands of workers in the tobacco industry out of employment.

The following question given below consists of a statement, 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.

Arguments : I. Yes. This will bring in some sense of seriousness among the students and will improve the                            quality.

                    II. No. This will force the meritorious poor students to stay away from post-graduate courses.

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 there be a complete ban on setting up thermal power plants in India?

• Arguments:


• I. Yes, this is the only way to control further adds to environmental pollution.


• II. No, there is a huge shortage of electricity in most parts of the country and hence, the generation of electricity needs to be augmented.


• III. No, many developed countries continue to set up thermal power plants in their countries.

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 road repair work in big cities be carried out only late at night?

• Arguments:


• I. No, this way the work will never get completed.


• II. No, there will be an unnecessary use of electricity.


• III. Yes, the commuters will face a lot of problems due to repair work during the day.

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 there be a restriction on the construction of high rise buildings in big cities in India?

• Arguments:


• I. No, big cities in India do not have adequate open land plots to accommodate the growing population.


• II. Yes, only the builders and developers benefit from the construction of high-rise buildings.


• III. Yes, the government should first provide adequate infrastructural facilities to the existing buildings before allowing the construction of new high-rise buildings.