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 examinations upto Std. V be abolished?
Arguments: I. Yes. The young students should not be burdened with such examinations which hampers their natural growth.
II. No. The students will not study seriously as they will get automatic promotion to the next class and this will affect them in future.

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: The hampering of natural/growth by the burden of annual examinations is not justified and cannot be accepted. It is just an opinion. Also "All" examinations cannot be abolished. Strong: It predicts an undesirable outcome that the abolishing all examination would affect the students in future. It is generally accepted that it would be undesirable to give them automatic promotion devoid of any challenges, which would definitely affect their future.