Directions : Following question consists of a statement followed by three arguments I, II and III . You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument. Statement : Should the public sector undertakings be kilo wed to adopt hire and fire policy? Arguments : I. Yes. This will help the public sector undertakings to get rid of non-performing employees and reward the performing employees. II. No. This will give an unjust handle to the management and they may use it indiscriminately. III. Yes. This will help increase the level of efficiency of these organizations and these will become profitable establishments.

The correct answer is: Only I and III are strong.

Argument I is strong because it is based on the idea that a hire and fire policy will help public sector undertakings to get rid of non-performing employees and reward the performing employees. This is a valid reason for adopting a hire and fire policy, as it will help to improve the efficiency of these organizations.

Argument II is weak because it is based on the idea that a hire and fire policy will give an unjust handle to the management and they may use it indiscriminately. This is a possible risk of adopting a hire and fire policy, but it is not a strong argument against it. The management of public sector undertakings should be held accountable for their use of a hire and fire policy, and there should be safeguards in place to prevent its indiscriminate use.

Argument III is strong because it is based on the idea that a hire and fire policy will help increase the level of efficiency of these organizations and these will become profitable establishments. This is a valid reason for adopting a hire and fire policy, as it will help to improve the performance of these organizations.

Therefore, only arguments I and III are strong.