{"id":42732,"date":"2024-04-15T21:13:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T21:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=42732"},"modified":"2024-04-15T21:13:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T21:13:51","slug":"directions-each-of-the-following-question-consists-of-a-statement-followed-by-two-arguments-i-and-ii-you-have-to-decide-which-of-the-arguments-is-a-strong-arguments-and-which-is-a-weak-argument-st-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/directions-each-of-the-following-question-consists-of-a-statement-followed-by-two-arguments-i-and-ii-you-have-to-decide-which-of-the-arguments-is-a-strong-arguments-and-which-is-a-weak-argument-st-87\/","title":{"rendered":"Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument. Statement : Should the oil companies be allowed to fix the price of petroleum products depending on market conditions? Arguments : I. Yes. This is the only way to make the oil companies commercially viable. II. No. This will put additional burden on the retail prices of essential commodities and will cause a lot of hardships to the masses."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Only argument I is strong&#8221; option2=&#8221;Only argument II is strong&#8221; option3=&#8221;Either I or II is strong&#8221; option4=&#8221;Neither I nor II is strong E. Both I and II are strong&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: Only argument II is strong.<\/p>\n<p>Argument I is not strong because it is based on the assumption that the only way to make the oil companies commercially viable is to allow them to fix the price of petroleum products depending on market conditions. 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