Q.1
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 the consumption of aerated drinks be banned in India?

Arguments :
I. Yes. This is the only way to reduce the risk of exposing people to some diseases.
II. No. Each individual should have right to choose what he wants.
III. No. There is no confirmed evidence that such products have adverse effects on human body.
IV. Yes. It is banned in many other countries also.
Q.2
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should there be compulsory medical examination of both the man and the woman before they marry each other?

Arguments :
I. No. This is an intrusion to the privacy of an individual and hence cannot be tolerated.
II. Yes. This will substantially reduce the risk of giving birth to children with serious ailments.
Q.3
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.
Q.4
Directions : Following question consists of a statement followed by three arguments I, II and III . You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

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.
Q.5
Directions : Following question consists of a statement followed by three arguments I, II and III . You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should administrative officers be transferred after one or two years?

Arguments :
I. Yes. They get friendly with local people and are manipulated by them.
II. No. By the time their policies and schemes start taking shape, they have to leave.
III. No. This will create a lot of administrative hassles and cause a lot of inconvenience to the officers.
Q.6
Directions : Following question consists of a statement followed by three arguments I, II and III . You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should administrative officers be transferred after one or two years?

Arguments :
I. Yes. They get friendly with local people and are manipulated by them.
II. No. By the time their policies and schemes start taking shape, they have to leave.
III. No. This will create a lot of administrative hassles and cause a lot of inconvenience to the officers.
Q.7
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should there be a ban on product advertising?

Arguments :
I. No. It is an age of advertising. Unless your advertisement is better than your other competitors, the product will not be sold.
II. Yes. The money spent on advertising is very huge and it inflates the cost of the product.
Q.8
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should luxury hotels be banned in India?

Arguments :
I. Yes. They are places from where international criminals operate.
II. No. Affluent foreign tourists will have no place to stay.
Q.9
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should shifting agriculture be practised?

Arguments :
I. No. It is a wasteful practice.
II. Yes. Modern methods of farming are too expensive.
Q.10
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

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

Arguments :
I. Yes. Goodwill always pays dividend.
II. No. Our generous behaviour and goodwill will be considered as our weakness.
Q.11
Directions : Following question consists of a statement followed by three arguments I, II and III . You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should there be only few banks in place of numerous smaller banks in India?

Arguments :
I. Yes. This will help secure the investor's money as these big banks will be able to withstand intermittent market related shocks.
II. No. A large number of people will lose their jobs as after the merger many employees will be redundant.
III. Yes. This will help consolidate the entire banking industry and will lead to healthy competition.
Q.12
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should octroi be abolished?

Arguments :
I. Yes. It will eliminate an important source of corruption.
II. No. It will adversely affect government revenues.
Q.13
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 the rule of wearing helmet for both driver and pillion rider while driving a motor bike 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 rest of the body is not.
IV. Yes. It is a necessity as head, being the most sensitive organ, is protected by the helmet.
Q.14
Directions : Following question consists of a statement followed by three arguments I, II and III . You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should religion be taught in our schools?

Arguments :
I. No. Ours is a secular state.
II. Yes. Teaching religion helps inculcate moral values among children.
III. No. How can one dream of such a step when we want the young generation to fulfil its role in the 21st century.
Q.15
Directions : Following question consists of a statement followed by three arguments I, II and III . You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should the parliamentary elections in India be held every three years as against five years at present?

Arguments :
I. No. This will enhance wastage of money and resources.
II. Yes. This will help the voters to change non-performing representatives without much delay.
III. No. The elected representatives will not have enough time to settle and concentrate on developmental activities.
Q.16
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should there be reservation of seats and posts on communal basis?

Arguments :
I. Yes. It will check most of the inter-communal biases.
II. No, ours is a secular state.
Q.17
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should the council of ministers once appointed be kept the same for the entire period intervening two elections?

Arguments :
I. No. Shuffling of ministers and portfolios is a healthy democratic process.
II. Yes. The ministers do not get a hold on their portfolio unless they are kept for a longer duration.
Q.18
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 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.
Q.19
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 trade unions be banned completely?

Arguments :
I. Yes. Workers can concentrate on production.
II. No. This is the only way through which employees can put their demands before the management.
III. Yes. Employees get their illegal demands fulfilled through these unions.
IV. No. Trade unions are not banned in other economically advanced countries.
Q.20
Directions : Following question consists of a statement followed by three arguments I, II and III . You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should all the students graduating in any discipline desirous of pursuing post-graduation of the subjects of their choice be allowed to enrol in the post-graduate courses?

Arguments :
I. Yes. The students are the best judge of their capabilities and there should not be restrictions for joining post-graduate courses.
II. No. The students need to study relevant subjects in graduate courses to enrol in post-graduate courses and the students must fulfil such conditions.
III. No. There are not enough institutes offering post-graduate courses which can accommodate all the graduates desirous of seeking post-graduate education of their own choice.
Q.21
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 we impart sex education in schools?

Arguments :
I. Yes. All the progressive nations do so.
II. No. We cannot impart it in co-educational schools.
III. Yes. It would certainly help in eradicating the existing misunderstanding and make the younger generation physically and mentally healthier.
IV. It will destroy the moral fibre and the highly esteemed value system which we have inherited from our forefathers.
Q.22
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 the number of holidays of government employees be reduced?

Arguments :
I. Yes. Our government employees are having the maximum number of holidays among the countries of the world.
II. Yes. It is a sign of British legacy, why should we carry it further?
III. Yes. It will speed up work and all the pending jobs can be completed well in time.
IV. No. Employees must be given ample spare time to spend with their family.
Q.23
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 class IV children have Board examination?

Arguments :
I. Yes. This will motivate the children to study and get higher marks, and thus more knowledge can be imbibed at a younger age.
II. No. The children will be forced to study and won't enjoy the process.
III. Yes. In today's competitive world the children need to be prepared right from the beginning to face such difficult examinations.
IV. No. This will add pressure on tender aged children and leave very little time for them to play.
Q.24
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should public holidays be declared on demise of important national leaders?

Arguments :
I. No. Such unscheduled holidays hamper national progress.
II. Yes. People would like to pay their homage to the departed soul.
Q.25
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should India support all the international policies of United States of America?

Arguments :
I. No. Many other powerful countries do not support the same.
II. Yes. This is the only way to gain access to USA developmental funds.
Q.26
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 India go in for computerization in all possible sectors?

Arguments :
I. Yes. It will bring efficiency and accuracy in the work.
II. No. It will be an injustice to the monumental human resources which are at present underutilized.
III. No. Computerization demands a lot of money. We should not waste money on it.
IV. Yes. When advanced countries are introducing computers in every field, how can India afford to lag behind?
Q.27
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 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 salary of these teachers is reasonable.
Q.28
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should India create a huge oil reserve like some Western countries to face difficult situations in future?

Arguments :
I. No. There is no need to block huge amount of foreign exchange and keep the money idle.
II. Yes. This will help India withstand shocks of sudden rise in oil prices due to unforeseen circumstances.
Q.29
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should there be only one rate of interest for term deposits of varying durations in banks?

Arguments :
I. No. People will refrain from keeping money for longer duration resulting into reduction of liquidity level of banks.
II. Yes. This will be much simple for the common people and they may be encouraged to keep more money in banks.
Q.30
Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should those who receive dowry, despite the law prohibiting it, be punished?

Arguments :
I. Yes. Those who violate the law must be punished.
II. No. Dowry system is firmly rooted in the society since time immemorial.
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