Logical Reasoning :: Statement and Argument
Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by three or four arguments numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to decide which of the arguments is/are 'strong' arguments) and which is/are 'weak' arguments) and accordingly choose your answer from the alternatives given below each question.
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Statement: Should people with educational qualification higher than the optimum requirements be debarred from seeking jobs?
Arguments:
- No. It will further aggravate the problem of educated unemployment.
- Yes. It creates complexes among employees and affects the work adversely.
- No. This goes against the basic rights of the individuals.
- Yes. This will increase productivity.
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Statement: Should India go in for computerization in all possible sectors?
Arguments:
- Yes. It will bring efficiency and accuracy in the work.
- No. It will be an injustice to the monumental human resources which are at present underutilized.
- No. Computerization demands a lot of money. We should not waste money on it.
- Yes. When advanced countries are introducing computers in every field, how can India afford to lag behind?
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Statement: Should all the school teachers be debarred from giving private tuitions?
Arguments:
- No. The needy students will be deprived of the expertise of these teachers.
- Yes. This is an injustice to the unemployed educated people who can earn their living by giving tuitions.
- Yes. Only then the quality of teaching in schools will improve.
- Yes. Now salary of these teachers is reasonable.
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Statement: Should education be made compulsory for all children up to the age of 14?
Arguments:
- Yes. This will help to eradicate the system of forced employment of these children.
- Yes. This is an effective way to make the entire population educated.
- No. We do not have adequate infrastructure to educate the entire population.
- Yes. This would increase the standard of living.
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Statement: Should trade unions be banned completely?
Arguments:
- Yes. Workers can concentrate on production.
- No. This is the only way through which employees can put their demands before the management.
- Yes. Employees get their illegal demands fulfilled through these unions.
- No. Trade unions are not banned in other economically advanced countries.
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Statement: Should the public sector undertakings be kilo wed to adopt hire and fire policy?
Arguments:
- Yes. This will help the public sector undertakings to get rid of non-performing employees and reward the performing employees.
- No. This will give an unjust handle to the management and they may use it indiscriminately.
- Yes. This will help increase the level of efficiency of these organizations and these will become profitable establishments.
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Statement: Is caste-based reservation policy in professional colleges justified?
Arguments:
- Yes. The step is a must to bring the underprivileged at par with the privileged ones.
- No. It obstructs the establishment of a classless society.
- Yes. This will help the backward castes and classes of people to come out of the oppression of upper caste people.
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Statement: Should there be a complete ban on genetically modified imported seeds?
Arguments:
- Yes. This will boost the demand of domestically developed seeds.
- No. This is the only way to increase production substantially.
- Yes. Genetically modified products will adversely affect the health of those who consume these products.
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Statement: Should the income generated out of agricultural activities be taxed?
Arguments:
- No. Farmers are otherwise suffering from natural calamities and low yield coupled with low procurement price and their income should not be taxed.
- Yes. Majority of the population is dependent on agriculture and hence their income should be taxed to augment the resources.
- Yes. Many big farmers earn much more than the majority of the service earners and they should be taxed to remove the disparity.
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Statement: Should all the management institutes in the country be brought under government control?
Arguments:
- No. The government does not have adequate resources to run such institutes effectively.
- No. Each institute should be given freedom to function on its own.
- Yes. This will enable to have standardized education for all the students.
- Yes. Only then the quality of education would be improved.
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