Direction: In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between ''Strong'' arguments and ''Weak'' arguments insofar as they relate to the question. ''Strong'' arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. ''Weak'' arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question.
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Statement:
Should there be a legislation to restrict the number of ministers ?
Arguments:
I. Yes, in some states defections were resorted to in order to gain a majority because of which the number of Ministers have exceeded the number of MLAs.
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- if only argument I is strong
- if only argument II is strong
- if either I or II is strong
- if neither I nor II is strong
Correct Option: A
Only I is strong because it will reduce the cases of defection and the wrong way to gain a majority . II is not strong because restriction of the number of ministers does not imply that there wii be less number of ministers than required.
