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24. Statement: Should higher education be restricted 25. Statement: Should the tuition fees in all post-
to only those who can bear the expenditure? graduate courses be hiked considerably?
Arguments: I. Yes. Higher education is very costly, Arguments: I. Yes. This will bring in some sense of
hence it should not be given free. seriousness among the students and will improve the
II. No. There are a large number of brilliant students quality.
who cannot afford to pay and they should be given II. No. This will force the meritorious poor students to
higher education. stay away from post- graduate courses.
(S.B.I.P.O.)

2. ConCept Builder

Directions (Qs. 1-5): In making decisions about II. yes, the big cities need more and more spaces to
important questions it is desirable to be able to distinguish carry out developmental activities and hence these
between ‘strong' ‘arguments and ‘weak’ arguments. slums should be removed.
Strong argument are those which are both important and 4. Should there be a complete ban on mining coal in
directly related to the question. ‘weak’ arguments are India?
those which are of minor importance and also may not be Arguments: I. Yes, the present stock of coal will not
directly related to the question or may be related to a trival last long if we continue mining at the present rate.
aspect of the question. [Bank of INDIA]
Each questions has two arguments numbered I and II. You II. No, we do not have alternate energy source of
sufficient quantity.
have to decide which of the arguments is a stong or weak.
Give answer: 5. Should there be uniforms for students in the colleges
in India as in the schools?
(a) If only Argument I is Strong. Arguments: I. Yes, this will improve the ambience
(b) If only Argument II is Strong. of the colleges as all the students will be decently
(c) If either Argument I or II is Strong. dressed.
(d) If neither Argument I or II is Strong. II. No, college students should not be regimented
(e) If both Argument I and II are Strong. and they should be left to choose their clothes for
1. Should the parents in India in future be forced to opt coming to college.
for only one child as against two or many at present? Directions (Qs. 6-10): In making decisions about
important questions, it is desirable to be able to
Arguments: I. yes, this is the only way to check the
ever – increasing population of India. distinguish between “Strong” arguments and “weak”
arguments. “Strong” arguments must be both important
II. No, this type of presure tactic is not adopted by and directly related to the question. “weak” arguments
any other country in the world.
may not be directly related to the question and may be of
2. Should the sex determination test during pregnancy minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspects
be completely banned? of the question. Each question below is followed by two
Arguments: I. yes this leads to indiscriminate arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which
female foeticide and eventually will lead to social of the arguments is a “Strong” argument and is a “Weak”
imbalance. argument.

II. No, people have a right to know about their Give answer:
unborn child. (a) if only argument I is strong
3. Should all the slums in big cities be demolished and (b) If only argument II is strong
the people living in such slums be relocated outside (c) If either argument I or II is strong
the city limits?
(d) If neither argument I nor II is strong
Arguments: I. No, all these people will lose their
home and livelihood and hence they should not be (e) If both arguments I and II are strong
relocated. [Bank of Baroda Agriculture Officere]