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(a) Only I and II are strong II. No. A large number of people will lose their
(b) Only II and III are strong jobs as after the merger many employees will
be redundant.
(c) Only I and III are strong
(d) Only III are strong III. Yes. This will help consolidate the entire banking
industry and will lead to healthy competition
(e) All are strong [Bank PO]
(a) None is strong
4. Statement: Should all the students graduating in
any discipline desirous of pursuing post-graduation (b) Only I and II are strong
of the subjects of their choice be allowed to enrol in (c) Only II and III are strong
the post-graduate courses? (d) Only I and III are strong

Arguments: I. Yes. The students are the bet judge of (e) All are strong. [SBI PO]
their capabilities and there should not be restrictions 7. Statement: Should the income be generated out of
for joining post-graduate courses. agricultural activities be taxed?
II. No. The students need to study relevant Arguments: I. No. Farmers are otherwise suffering
subjects in graduate courses to enrol in post- from natural calamities and low yield coupled with
graduate course and the students must fulfill low procurement price and their income should not
such conditions. be taxed.
III. No. There are not enough institutes offering II. Yes. Majority of the population is dependent on
post-graduate courses which can accommodate agriculture and hence their income should be
all the graduates desirous of seeking post- taxed to augment the resources
graduate education of their own choice. III. Yes. Many big farmers earn much more than
(a) None is strong the majority of the service earners and they
(b) Only I and II are strong should be taxed to remove the disparity
(c) All are strong (a) Only I is strong
(d) Only I and III are strong (b) Only I and II are strong
(e) None of these [SBI PO]
(c) Only II and III are strong
5. Statement: Should religion be taught in our (d) All are strong
schools?
(e) None of these [SBI PO]
Arguments: I. No. Ours is a secular state
8. Statement: Should all the indirect taxes in India can
II. Yes. Teaching religion helps inculcate moral
values among children be combined into a single tax on all commodities?
Arguments: I. Yes. This will considerably simplify
III. No. How can one dream of such a step when the tax collection mechanism and the cost of
we want the young generation to fulfill its role collecting tax will also reduce
st
in the 21 century
(a) All are strong II. Yes. The manufacturers and traders will be
benefited by this which is turn will boost tax
(b) None is Strong collection.
(c) Only I is strong
(d) Only II is Strong III. No. other country has adopted such system.
(e) Only I and III are strong (a) None is strong
(b) Only I and III are strong
6. Statement: Should there be only few banks in
place of numerous smaller banks in India? (c) Only II is strong
Arguments: I. Yes. This will help secure the (d) Only II and III are strong
investor’s money as these big banks will be able to (e) None of these [SBI PO]
withstand intermitten market related shocks.