Logical Reasoning - Statement and Argument - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Statement and Argument - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
Directions to Solve
Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.
Give answer:
- (A) If only argument I is strong
- (B) If only argument II is strong
- (C) If either I or II is strong
- (D) If neither I nor II is strong and
- (E) If both I and II are strong.
1.
Statement: Should India encourage exports, when most things are insufficient for internal use itself?
Arguments:
- Yes. We have to earn foreign exchange to pay for our imports.
- No. Even selective encouragement would lead to shortages.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Clearly, India can export only the surplus and that which can be saved after fulfilling its own needs, to pay for its imports. Encouragement to export cannot lead to shortages as it shall provide the resources for imports. So, only argument I holds.
Discussion:
18 comments Page 2 of 2.
Savan said:
1 decade ago
The question has been put with a sense where ay iuthor is not in favor of exchange as he augments his explanation with statement that we are falling short.
That is why I feel arg-2 strengthens.
That is why I feel arg-2 strengthens.
Saurabh Khaladkar said:
5 years ago
But they've said most of the things are insufficient for internal use itself,
Do they mean most of the things that we export are insufficient for internal use? Please explain me.
Do they mean most of the things that we export are insufficient for internal use? Please explain me.
(3)
MANISH KUMAR MISHRA said:
1 decade ago
Argument 1 is strong because it is completely co-related with statement(we should not thing beyond the main issue of statement at any account).
Rajkumar thakur said:
8 years ago
When most things are insufficient to internal use how we can export it leads to the shortage. So how statement 1 is strong? So, it should be 2.
(2)
Raghav said:
9 years ago
How can we say that 1st 1 follows because in the statement that's clear that insufficient things then we can export things? Please explain me.
(1)
Salunke S.D. said:
1 decade ago
Answer is A because India can export only the surplus and the foreign exchange so earned can be utilized to pay for imports.
Madhav Kakkar said:
1 decade ago
Argument 1 doesn't seems to be strong because it is not totally related with Statement.
Onibaba said:
1 decade ago
For me none of the statements holds i.e both not strong
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