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 Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes candidates who have failed to secure the qualifying marks of 40 per cent in the MBBS examination be selected for reserved seats in medicine?
Arguments:
I. Yes, reserved seats of the categories must be filled with the students of the respective categories to fulfil the constitutional norms.
II. No, this will harm the purpose of qualifying marks.
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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
- if both I and II are strong
Correct Option: E
I is strong on the basis of the ground of the constitutional privileges provided to SC/ST categories. II is strong because only the the persons among SC/ST who have the required caliber should be selected to study medicine.
