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Question: 1

Statement :
Should India immediately stop digging coal from its mines?
Arguments :
I. Yes. The present stock of coal will not last long if we continue mining at the present rate.
II. No. we do not have alternate energy source of sufficient quantity.
III. No. This will put millions of people at a disadvantage and their lives will get adversely affected and also the industry.

(A) Only I and II are strong

(B) Only II and III are strong

(D) All are strong

(E) None is strong

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Ans: B

Though the reserves of coal are limited, yet stopping its use till alternate sources of energy have been discovered, is no solution to conserve it. So, I is not strong. It is true that we haven't till date found a renewable source of energy which is available in plenty and can substituted coal. So, II holds strong. Further, stopping coal mining would surely throw the engaged workers out of employment. So, III also holds strong.

Question: 2

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.

(A) Only I, II and III are strong

(B) Only I is strong

(D) Only I and II are strong

(E) Only I, III and IV are strong

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Ans: B

Clearly, television offers various educational programmes which are of great practical value to the students. So, it serves as a means (but it is not the â€˜onlyâ€™ means) to educate the masses. Thus, I holds strong while IV does not. Besides, the demerits of watching television, mentioned in II and III, may be done away with by allowing children to watch selected programmes on television, according to set schedule. So, neither II nor III holds strong.

Question: 3

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 effect on human body.
IV. Yes. It is banned in many other countries also.

(A) Only I is strong

(B) Only I and II are strong

(D) Only I and IV are strong

(E) All are strong

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Ans: C

The use of only in I makes it invalid. Also, it is the duty of the government to save its citizens from intake of any harmful products, even if they like them. So, II does not hold strong. Besides a product must not be banned unless its harmful effects have been proved. So, III holds strong. Lastly, we cannot blindly follow the decisions taken by other countries. So, IV also does not hold.

Question: 4

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. No. it will destroy the moral fibre and the highly esteemed value system which we have inherited from our forefathers.

(A) None is strong

(B) Only I, III and IV are strong

(D) Only II and IV are strong

(E) None of these

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Ans: E

Only II and III are strong. Clearly, the pursuance of a policy in India cannot be based on the pretext that it is followed in other countries because every country has its own environment and situations. So, argument I is vague. Also, imparting sex education in co-educational schools where boys and girls study together, could spoil the atmosphere there and hinder the studies. So, argument II is strong. However, sex education in schools can help students remove their misconceptions and doubts at a stage, when they would otherwise hesitate to discuss the same with others. Also, sex forms an integral part of the future life of the students and knowledge regarding the same, is nothing degenerative and shameful. So, argument III holds strong, while IV does not.

Question: 5

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.

(A) Only I and III are strong

(B) Only I, II and III are strong

(D) Only II, III and IV are strong

(E) None of these

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Ans: E

Only III is strong.
The lure of earning private tuitions reduces the efforts and devotion of the teachers towards the students in schools. So, if tuitions are banned, students can benefit from their teachers knowledge in the school itself. So, argument III holds strong while I does not. However, a person cannot be barred from earning more just because he already has a good salary. So, argument IV is vague. Further, the unemployed people thriving on tuitions can survive with the school teachers holding tuitions too, if they are capable enough to guide the students well. So, argument II also does not hold strong.

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