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ST - 12 Speed Test

SPEED TEST - 7 Time : 15 Minutes
Total Qs.
: 15
Max. Marks : 15

Direction (Qs. 1–5): In making decisions about II. No, the city’s crumbling civic services are the
important questions, it is desirable to be able result of a lack of will power of policy-makers
to distinguish between “Strong” arguments and to implement the policies with dedication as
“Weak” arguments in sofar as they relate to the well as a lack of, rational co-operation and
question. “Strong” arguments are those which collaboration of people.
are both important and directly related to the
question. “Weak” arguments are those which are 4. Statement: Should TV channels be allowed to
of minor importance and also may not be directly telecast soft porn films ?
related to the question or may be related to a Arguments:
trivial aspect of the question. I. Yes, this will help in satisfying young sters’
(a) Only I is strong aphrodosiomania, as a result of which cases
(b) Only II is Strong. related with woman’s molestation will reduce to
(c) Either I and II is Strong. some extent.
(d) Neither I and II is Strong. II. No, this is against our tradition. Any such act
1. Statement: Should corporal punishment be will degrade our social values, especially for
banned in schools ? children, who use television as a medium of
Arguments: entertainment as well as education.
I. Yes, if a student fails to perform well it should 5. Statement: Should pension schemes in government
be realised that it is due to the teacher’s fault. ser vices be abolished ?
Inculcation of value of ethics should be preferred Arguments:
to corporal punishment I. Yes, this will reduce the number of aspiring
II. No an adamant child can’t be forced to candidates to a great extent and it will be easy
study unless he/she is treated with corporal for the common man to get into govt services.
punishment. II. No, this will destroy the very purpose of
2. Statements: Should restrictions on rickshaw-pullers providing financial help to the employee so that
and prisoners be removed for donation of blood ? they can sustain themselves in old age.
Arguments: 6. In each of the following questions, a question is asked
I. Yes, because of these restrictions, a large number followed by three statements. You have to study the
of people are not able to donate their blood question and all the three statements given and decide
even to their own relatives in emergencies. whether any information provided in the statements)
II. No, blood donation is meant to save people’s is/are redundant and can be dispensed with while
life; if fingers are pointed towards someone’s answering the questions.
eligibility as a donor owing to possibility of non
suitable or erroneous blood, then such persons How many sons and daughters does Amod have ?
must be restricted from doing so. (A) Amod’s wife says she has number of sons twice the
3. Statement: Is privatization the best cure for the number of daughters.
city’s crumbling civic services? (B) Tom, who is one of the sons of Amod, says that
Arguments: he has one-and-a-half times as many brothers as
I. Yes, nobody cares or takes responsibility in sisters.
government departments. In order to improve (C) Tinu, who is one of the daughters of Amod, says
its image in public life, the private sector does that she has 4 times as many brothers as sisters.
its best to improve existing civic services and (a) Any one of them (b) Any two of them
remove the bottlenecks in the implementation
of its policies. (c) Either B or C (d) Either A or C