The question given below consists of a statement,followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument. Give answer (a) if only argument I is strong, (b) if only argument II is strong, (c) if either I or II is strong, (d) if neither I nor II is strong and (e) if both I and II are strong.
Statement: Should all the colleges in India be allowed to devise their own curriculum and syllabus for the vocational courses promoting self-employment?
Arguments: I. Yes. This is an important step to generate employment opportunities.
II. No. This will affect the quality of education due to lack of uniformity in syllabus.

Options

A. if only argument I is strong
B. if only argument II is strong
C. if either I or II is strong
D. if neither I nor II is strong

Answer

B

Explanation

I. Weak: It repeats what the author has said in the statement. Reiterating the statement can never be strong. It looks like predicting a desirable outcome, but it has already been mentioned by the author in the statement. There is no new supporting fact in the argument. II. Strong: If all the colleges have the freedom of devising their own curriculum there will be irregularities in the course content of colleges all over the country. Some might teach up to the mark, but many might teach below standards. Hence, the quality, may suffer. It is predicting an undesirable outcome, based on a generally accepted fact that freedom is generally misused