Q1. Statement: Should one close relative of a retiring government employee be given a job in government in India?
 Arguments:
I. Yes where else will the relatives get a job like this?
II. No, it will close doors of government service to competent and needy youth.    

1. Only I is strong
2. Only II is strong
3. Either I or II is strong
4. Neither I nor II is strong     

EXPLANATION

Correct Option: B

Only argument II is strong I is in the form of a question thrown back. So it is a weak argument.

Q2-3. In each question below a statement is followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and then decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Give answers:

(a) if only assumption I is implicit.

(b) if only assumption II is implicit.

(c) if either assumption I or II is implicit.

(d) if both assumption I and II are implicit.

2. Statement: The catastrophic impact of monsoon rainfall on several districts of Kerala has come as a grim reminder that the vigil against unpredictable natural disasters must never be relaxed. More than three dozen people have died and an estimated ₹8,316 crore worth of economic assets have been lost in the seasonal rain, particularly over the past week.

Assumptions:

I) Crucial support has come from the armed forces as well to normalise the situation.

II) All States naturally look to Kerala, with its record of social development, for evolving best practices to handle such natural disasters.

3. Statement: India a popular hub of medical tourism, attracting a large number of foreign patients every year.

Assumptions:

I) Medical treatment in India include reduced costs, the availability of latest medical technologies, and a growing compliance on international quality standards, Doctors trained in western countries including US and UK, as well as English speaking personnel, due to which foreigners are less likely to face language barrier in India.

II) India was “one of the lowest cost and highest quality of all medical tourism destinations, it offers wide variety of procedures at about one-tenth the cost of similar procedures in the United States

EXPLANATION

2. Answer: D

More than three dozen people have died and an estimated ₹8,316 crore worth of economic assets have been lost in the seasonal rain, particularly over the past week due to continuous rainfall on several districts of kerala.

So, both assumption I and II follows.

3.

Answer: D

Both assumption I and II implies that the primary reason that attracts medical value travel to India is cost-effectiveness, and treatment from accredited facilities at par with developed countries at much lower cost.