It ________ not look like a great deal today, but back then it was a coup : no man before _________ to import tea directly into Ireland.

Once upon a time there were six blind men. These blind men had never seen an elephant but they wanted to know what the elephant looked like. So they went near an elephant to find out. The first blind man fell against the broad side of the elephant. He immediately said. "The elephant must be like a wall." The second blind man got hold of the elephant's tusk. He cried out, "I' m sure the elephant is like a spear. The third blind man happened to take the elephant's trunk in his hand. He said confidently, "The elephant is surely like a snake." The fourth one stretched out his hand and felt the elephant's leg. "It's clear." he said, "The elephant is like a tree trunk." The fifth, by chance, touched the elephant's ear. "I am confident that the elephant is like a fan." The sixth and the last of the blind men felt the elephant's tail. "I tell you." he cried, "The elephant is like a rope." And so these blind men argued and argued. Each one snid he was right. But actually all were wrong. To the first blind man the elephant looked like

Once upon a time there were six blind men. These blind men had never seen an elephant but they wanted to know what the elephant looked like. So they went near an elephant to find out. The first blind man fell against the broad side of the elephant. He immediately said. "The elephant must be like a wall." The second blind man got hold of the elephant's tusk. He cried out, "I' m sure the elephant is like a spear. The third blind man happened to take the elephant's trunk in his hand. He said confidently, "The elephant is surely like a snake." The fourth one stretched out his hand and felt the elephant's leg. "It's clear." he said, "The elephant is like a tree trunk." The fifth, by chance, touched the elephant's ear. "I am confident that the elephant is like a fan." The sixth and the last of the blind men felt the elephant's tail. "I tell you." he cried, "The elephant is like a rope." And so these blind men argued and argued. Each one snid he was right. But actually all were wrong. All the six blind men were wrong to say how the elephant looked like because :

In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to distinguish between a‘strong' argument and a 'weak' argument. A strong' argument must be both important and directly related to the question. A‘weak’ argument may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspect of the question. Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is'strong' and which is'weak Statement should English be the medium of instruction for higher education in India? Arguments I. Yes, even in advanced countries like UK and USA, the medium of instruction is English for higher education. II. Yes, English is much widely spoken language in the world today.