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Direction: In making decision about important question, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' argument and 'weak' arguments. 'Strong' argument 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 o may be related to the trivial aspects of the question. Each question below is followed by four arguments numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument ?

  1. Statement
    Should all the management institute in the country be brought under government control?
    Arguments
    I. No, the government does not have adequate resources to run such institutes effectively.
    II. No, each institute should be given freedom to function on its own.
    III. Yes, this will enable to have standarised education of all the students.
    IV. Yes, only then the quality of education would be improved.
    1. None of these
    2. I, II and III are strong
    3. I and II are strong
    4. All are strong
    5. Only III is strong
Correct Option: A

None of the arguments has strong reasons to support or to oppose the given statements. So, none of the argument is strong.



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