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Direction: In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' Arguments and 'weak' Arguments. 'Strong' Arguments are those which are important and directly related to the Statement. 'Weak' Arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the Statement or may be related to a trivial aspect of the Statement.

Each question below is followed by three Arguments numbered I, II and III. You have to decide which of the Arguments is a 'strong' Argument and which is a 'weak' Argument.

Statement: Should the govt. de-regulate the retail prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas and allow the prices to be driven by market conditions?

Arguments:

I. Yes, this will largely help the oil companies to sell their products at competitive price.

II. No, the general public cannot afford market driven prices of these products.

III. Yes, govt. needs to stop subsidizing these products and channelise the money for developmental projects.

A) Only I and II are strong             

B) Only I and III are strong           

C) Only II and III are strong

D) All I, II and III are strong           

E) None of these