{"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>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9a92dd54335\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Only argument I is strong                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Only argument II is strong                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Either I or II is strong                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Neither I nor II is strong E. 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