Practice Questions: Statement and Arguments

Try yourself: Directions: This question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the following arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument. 
Statement: 
Should the government ban microfinance institutions?
Arguments: 
I. Yes. They’re running in huge losses owing to the low degree of repayment of loans by the poor families.
II. No. It’s the sole source of easy finance and loans for the poor.

Try yourself: Directions: This question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the following arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument. 
Statement: 
Should urban development be given preference instead of heritage preservation?
Arguments:
I. Yes. With the increase in population, we need more housing, and we need to provide more facilities to people, which require more land.
II. No. Our age-old heritage should not be destroyed like this.

Try yourself: Directions: This question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the following arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument.
Statement: 
Should the social networking websites totally ban the registration of minors?
Arguments:
I. Yes. The minors are easily distracted by such websites.
II. No. It helps the minors exercise their freedom of speech and expression as they voice their opinion on such websites.

Try yourself: Directions: This question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the following arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument. 
Statement: 
Should the reality shows be banned by the government?
Arguments: 
I. Yes. Such reality shows are against the Indian values and traditions and thus, should be stopped.
II. No. That will be infringing upon their freedom of speech and expression.

Try yourself: Directions: This question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the following arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument. 
Statement: 
Should love marriages be banned by the government?
Arguments: 
I. Yes. They are destroying the social fabric of the society.
II. No. What will lovers do then?

Try yourself: Directions: This question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the following arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument. 
Statement: 
Should smaller states be carved out of bigger states?
Arguments: 
I. Yes. This will lead to better governance, resource allocation and problem identification.
II. No. It will create more problems than solutions.

Try yourself: Directions: This question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the following arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument. 
Statement: 
Should FDI be allowed in the Indian multi brand retail sector?
Arguments: 
I. No. This will disturb our unorganized retail sector which is around 90% of the total retail sector of India.
II. Yes. As foreign retailers will invest massively in cold storage which will help in reducing the post-harvest wastage, a problem India has been facing lately.

Try yourself: Directions: This question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the following arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument.
Statement: 
Should FDI be allowed in the Indian multi brand retail sector?
Arguments: 
I. Yes. This will result in farmers getting a better price for their produce, as most of the middlemen will be either eliminated or regularly monitored.
II. No. This will result in massive increase in unemployment as a significantly high percentage of middlemen will be eliminated.

Try yourself: Directions: This question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the following arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument.
Statement: 
Should FDI be allowed in the Indian multi brand retail sector?
Arguments: 
I. Yes. This will facilitate the entry of big retail brands which will sell the common consumer products at a much lower price.
II. Yes. As it will result in creation of more blue collar jobs, and also white collar jobs for managing massive retail stores in various parts of India.

Try yourself: Directions: This question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the following arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument. 
Statement:
Should social networking websites be forced to remove content found objectionable by the government?
Arguments: 
I. Yes. As some of the content might hurt the religious or spiritual sentiments of the people.
II. No. As the government cannot tinker with the freedom of speech and expression of the people who produce such content.