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Statement - Arguments Questions and Answers

Important Instructions
Direction for [ Question No: 81 To 90 ] :

Each 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.

Give answer:

  • (A) If only argument I is strong
  • (B) If only argument II is strong
  • (C) If either I or II is strong
  • (D) If neither I nor II is strong and
  • (E) If both I and II are strong.

81.

Statement: Should luxury hotels be banned in India?

Arguments:

1. Yes. They are places from where international criminals operate.

2. No. Affluent foreign tourists will have no place to stay.

Answer: B

Clearly, the luxury hotels are a mark of country's standard and a place for staying for the affluent foreign tourists. So, argument II holds. Argument I is not a strong reason because ban on hotels is not a way to do away with the activities of international criminals.

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82.

Statement: Should shifting agriculture be practised?

Arguments:

1. No. It is a wasteful practice.

2. Yes. Modern methods of farming are too expensive

Answer: A

Clearly, shifting agriculture is a practice in which a certain crop is grown on a land and when it becomes infertile it is left bare and another piece of land is chosen. Clearly, it is a wasteful practice. So, only argument I holds

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83.

Statement: Should our country extend generous behaviour and goodwill to our erring and nagging neighbours?

Arguments:

1. Yes. Goodwill always pays dividend.

2. No. Our generous behaviour and goodwill will be considered as our weakness.

Answer: E

Clearly, a good behaviour may at some point of time lead to mutual discussions and peaceful settlement of issues in the long run. So, argument I holds strong. However, such behaviour may be mistaken for our weakness and it would be difficult to continue with it if the other country doesn't stop its sinister activities. Hence, II also holds.

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84.

Statement: Is pen mightier than a sword?

Arguments:

1. Yes. Writers influence the thinking of the people.

2. No. With the help of physical force one can conquer all.

Answer: A

Physical force can accomplish a task by compulsion, while the influential writings can mould the thinking of an individual and change his discretion into accomplishing the task wilfully. So, only argument I holds strong

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85.

Statement: Should the sex determination test during pregnancy be completely banned?

Arguments:

1. Yes. This leads to indiscriminate female foeticide and eventually will lead to social imbalance.

2. No. People have a right to know about their unborn child

Answer: A

Parents indulging in sex determination of their unborn child generally do so as they want to only a boy child and do away with a girl child. So, argument I holds. Also, people have a right to know only about the health, development and general well-being of the child before its birth, and not the sex. So, argument II does not hold strong

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86.

Statement: Should persons convicted of criminal offences in the past be allowed to contest elections in India?

Arguments:

1. No. Such persons cannot serve the cause of the people and country.

2. Yes. It is democracy - let people decide whom to vote

Answer: A

Correct answer: Only argument I is strong

Argument 1 goes to the heart of it: someone convicted of a crime cannot be trusted with the making of the laws. Argument 2 appeals to the voters’ choice, but democracy already sets conditions on who may stand. Only I is strong.

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87.

Statement: Should officers accepting bribe be punished?

Arguments:

1. No. Certain circumstances may have compelled them to take bribe.

2. Yes. They should do the job they are entrusted with, honestly

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only argument II is strong

Argument 2 states the plain duty: an officer is paid to do the work honestly, and taking money for it is a breach of that duty. Argument 1 offers circumstances as an excuse, which would leave no bribe punishable. Only II is strong.

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88.

Statement: Should there be a complete ban on use of all types of chemical pesticides in India?

Arguments:

1. No. The pests will destroy all the crops and the farmers will have nothing to harvest.

2. Yes. The chemical pesticides used in agriculture pollute the water underground and this has become a serious health hazard.

Answer: E

Correct answer: Both I and II are strong

Both arguments name real consequences and both carry weight. Without pesticides much of the crop would be lost to pests, which is argument 1; and the chemicals do contaminate soil, water and the food itself, which is argument 2. The question turns on balancing the two. Both are strong.

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89.

Statement: Should cutting of trees be banned altogether?

Arguments:

1. Yes. It is very much necessary to do so to restore ecological balance.

2. No. A total ban would harm timber based industries.

Answer: E

Clearly, trees play a vital role in maintaining ecological balance and so must be preserved. So, argument I holds. Also, trees form the basic source of timber and a complete ban on cutting of trees would harm timber based industries. So, only a controlled cutting of trees should be allowed and the loss replenished by planting more trees. So, argument II is also valid

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90.

Statement: Should there be a restriction on the migration of people from one state to another state in India?

Arguments:

1. No. Any Indian citizen has a basic right to stay at any place of his/her choice and hence they cannot be stopped.

2. Yes. This is the way to effect an equitable distribution of resources across the states in India

Answer: A

Correct answer: Only argument I is strong

Argument 1 rests on a fundamental right: the Constitution allows any citizen to move and settle anywhere in the country. Argument 2 offers restriction as a remedy without saying what problem it would cure. Only I is strong.

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