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A statement is given followed by two arguments I and II. Read the statement and the arguments carefully and select the appropriate answer from the given options.

Statement:

Last year, only 30 percent of girl students in district X joined under-graduate courses after school, while 95 percent boys joined under-graduate courses.

Arguments:

L The state government has increased the number of scholarships for girl students in undergraduate courses in government colleges.

II. Many girl students prefer to join vocational courses after school rather than undergraduate courses.

AArgument II weakens, while argument I strengthens the statement

BArgument I weakens, while argument II strengthens the statement

CBoth arguments I and II weaken the statement

DBoth arguments I and II strengthen the statement

Answer:

B. Argument I weakens, while argument II strengthens the statement

Read Explanation:

Argument I weakens, while argument II strengthens the statement


Related Questions:


Statement:
Should India give away Kashmir to Pakistan?

Arguments:

  1. No. Kashmir is a beautiful state. It earns a lot of foreign exchange for India.

  2. Yes. This would help settle conflicts.

Statement: It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so.

Assumptions:

  1. At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready to learn.

  2. The schools do not admit children after six years of age.

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.

(Left) 842 234 371 723 463 (Right)

(Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7)

(NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) What will be the resultant if the third digit of the highest number is added to the second digit of the lowest number?

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster pair DOES NOT belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)

Read the given statement and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement.

Statement:

Onion prices have skyrocketed due to shortage of onions and largescale hoarding by a few traders.

Conclusions:

I. The government must crackdown on the hoarders and impose stringent penalties on hoarders.

II. People must stop eating onions and switch to potatoes instead.