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Statement Argument Exercise

DIRECTIONS for question 1-20: Each 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 (1) if only argument I is strong; (2) if only argument II is strong; (3) if either I or II is strong; (4)
if neither I nor II is strong and (5) if both I and II are strong.
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Statement:

Should all refugees, who make unauthorized entry into a country, be forced
to go back to their homeland ?

Arguments :

I. Yes. They make their colonies and occupy a lot of land.

II. No. They leave their homes because of hunger or some terror and on human
grounds, should not be forced to go back.

Statement:

Should new big industries be started in Mumbai?

Arguments :

I. Yes. It will create job opportunities.

II. No. It will further add to the pollution of the city.

Statement:

Should government stop spending huge amounts of money on international sports ?

Arguments :

I. Yes. This money can be utilized for upliftment of the poor.

II. No. Sports persons will be frustrated and will not get international

exposure.

Statement:

Should the oil companies be allowed to fix the price of petroleum products depending
on market conditions ?

Arguments:

I. Yes. This is the only way to make the oil companies commercially viable.
II. No. This will put additional burden on the retail prices of essential commodities
and will cause a lot of hardships to the masses.

Statement:

Should there be a maximum limit for the number of ministers in the Central
Government?

Arguments:

I. No. The political party in power should have the freedom to decide the number of
ministers to be appointed.
II. Yes. The number of ministers should be restricted to a certain percentage of the
total number of seats in the parliament to avoid unnecessary expenditure.

Statement:

Should non-vegetarian food be totally banned in our country?

Arguments :

I. Yes. It is expensive and therefore it is beyond the means of most people in our
country.
II. No. Nothing should be banned in a democratic country like ours.

Statement:

Should officers accepting bribe be punished?

Arguments:

I. No. Certain circumstances may have compelled them to take bribe.

II. Yes. They should do the job they are entrusted with, honestly.

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Statement:

Should India become a permanent member of UN's Security Council?

Arguments:

I. Yes. India has emerged as a country which loves peace and amity.
II. No. Let us first solve problems of our own people like poverty, malnutrition.

Statement:

Should the persons below the age of 18 years be allowed to join armed forces?

Arguments:

I. No. Persons below the age of 18 do not attain both physical and mental maturity to
shoulder such burden.
II. Yes. This will help the country develop its armed forces which will Serve the
country for a longer time.

Statement:

Should there be a ban on product advertising?

Arguments:

I. No. It is an age of advertising. Unless your advertisement is better

than your other competitors, the product will not be sold.
II. Yes. The money spent on advertising is very huge and it inflates the
cost of the product.

Statement:

Should income tax be abolished in India ?

Arguments:

I. Yes. It is an unnecessary burden on the wage earners.

II. No. It is a good source of revenue.

Statement:

Does India need so many plans for development ?

Arguments :

I. Yes. Nothing can be achieved without proper planning.

II. No. Too much time, money and energy is wasted on planning.

Statement:

Should those who receive dowry, despite the law prohibiting it, be punished?

Arguments:

I. Yes. Those who violate the law, must be punished.

II. No. Dowry system is firmly rooted in the society since time immemorial.

Statement:

Should fashionable dresses be banned ?

Arguments :

I. Yes. Fashions keep changing and hence consumption of cloth increases.

II. No. Fashionable clothes are a person's self expression and therefore his/her
fundamental right.

Statement:

Should all the infrastructural development projects in India be handed over to the
private sector ?

Arguments:

I. No. The private sector entities are not equipped to handle such projects.
II. Yes. Such projects are handled by private sector in the developed countries.

Statement:

Should colleges be given the status of a university in India?

Arguments:

I. Yes. Colleges are in a better position to assess the students'

Performance and therefore the degrees will be more valid.

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II. No. It is Utopian to think that there will not be nepotism and corruption in
awarding degrees by colleges.
Should our country extend generous behaviour and goodwill to our erring and
nagging neighbours?

Arguments:

I. Yes. Goodwill always pays dividend.

II. No. Our generous behaviour and goodwill may be considered as our weakness.

Statement:

Should cottage industries be encouraged in rural areas ?

Arguments:

I. Yes. Rural people are creative.

II. Yes. This would help to solve the problem of unemployment to some extent.

Statement:

Should Indian scientists working abroad be called back to India ?

Arguments:

I. Yes. They must serve the motherland first and forget about discoveries, honours,
facilities and all.
II. No. We have enough talent, let them stay where they want.

Statement:

Should judiciary be independent of the executive ?

Arguments:

I. Yes. This would help curb the unlawful activities of the executive.
II. No. The executive would not be able to take bold measures.

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Course of Action Exercise

DIRECTIONS for question 1-15: In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of
action numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the
information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for
pursuing.
Give answer (1) if only I follows; (2) if only II follows, (3) if either I or II follows; (4) if neither I nor II
follows and (5) if both I and II follow.
1.

Statement:

A large number of engineering graduates in the country are not in a position to

have gainful employment at present and the number of such engineers is likely to
grow in the future.
Courses of action: I. The government should launch attractive employment generation
schemes
and encourage these graduates to opt for such schemes to use their expertise
and knowledge effectively.
II. This happened due to proliferation of engineering colleges in the
country and thereby lowered the quality of the engineering graduates.
Those colleges which are not equipped to impart quality education should
be closed down.

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Statement:

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Statement:

A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering

from a fatal malaria type.
Courses of action: I. The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out
extensive fumigation in ward X.
II. The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito
bites.
Certain mining industries in Gujarat may come to a standstill because of the
notification issued by the Department of Environment and Forest banning mining
operations and industries alike within 25 kms of National Park, the game
sanctuary and reserve forest areas.
Courses of action: I. The Department should be asked to immediately withdraw the
notification.
II. The Government should make effort to shift the parks, sanctuaries and
reserve forests to other non-mining areas.
There has been an unprecedented increase in the number of successful candidates
in this year's School Leaving Certificate Examination.
Courses of action: I. The government should make arrangements to increase number of seats
of intermediate courses in existing colleges.
II. The government should take active steps to open new colleges to
accommodate all these successful candidates.
There have been many instances of derailment of trains due to landslide in hilly
areas which caused loss of many lives.
Courses of action: I. The railway authority should arrange to deploy pilot engines before the
movement of passenger trains in hilly areas to alert the trains in case of
any landslide.
II. The railway authority should strengthen the hill slopes by putting iron
meshes so that the loose boulders do not fall on the track.

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Statement:
Footpaths of a busy road are crowded with vendors selling cheap items.
Courses of action: I. The help of police should be sought to drive them away.
II. Some space should be provided to them where they can earn their bread
without blocking footpaths.

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Statement

A very large number of students have failed in the final high school examination
due to faulty questions in one of the subjects.
Courses of action: I. All the students who have failed in the subject should be allowed to take
supplementary examination.
II. All those who are responsible for the error should be suspended and an
enquiry should be initiated to find out the facts.
It is necessary to adopt suitable measures to prevent repetition of bad debts by
learning from the past experiences of mounting non-performing assets of
banks.
Courses of action: I. Before granting loan to customers their eligibility for loan should be
evaluated strictly.
II. To ensure the payment of installments of loan, the work, for which loan was
granted, should be supervised minutely on regular basis.
The sale of a particular product has gone down considerably causing great
concern to the company.
Courses of action I. The company should make a proper study of rival products in the market.
II. The price of the product should be reduced and quality improved.
Exporters in the capital are alleging that commercial banks are violating a
Reserve Bank of India directive to operate a post shipment export credit
denominated in foreign currency at international rates from January this year.
Courses of action I. The officers concerned in the commercial banks are to be suspended.
II. The RBI should be asked to stop giving such directives to commercial
banks.
The police department has come under a cloud with recent revelations that at
least two senior police officials are suspected to have been involved in the illegal
sale of a large quantity of weapons from the state police armoury.
Courses of action: I. A thorough investigation should be ordered by the State Government
to bring out all those who are involved into the illegal sale of arms.
II. State police armoury should be kept under Central Government's
control.
If the retired Professors of the same Institutes are also invited to deliberate on
restructuring of the organisation, their contribution may be beneficial to the
Institute.
Courses of action: I. Management may seek opinion of the employees before calling retired
professors.
II. Management should involve experienced people for the systematic
restructuring of the organisation.

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13.

Statement:

A recent study shows that children below five die in the cities of the
developing countries mainly from diarrhoea and parasitic intestinal worms.
Courses of action: I. Governments of the developing countries should take adequate
measures to improve the hygienic conditions in the cities.
II. Children below five years in the cities of the developing countries need
to be kept under periodic medical check-up.

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Statement:

15.

Statement:

Every year large number of devotees die due to severe cold on their way to the
shrine located at the top of the mountain range.
Courses of action: I. The devotees should be discouraged to visit the shrine without having
proper warm clothes and other amenities.
II. The government should provide warm clothes and shelter to all the
devotees visiting the shrine.
The employees' union of the Municipal Corporation has decided to strike
work for indefinite period in protest against the management's refusal to grant
bonus.
Courses of action: I. The government should immediately pay ex-gratia grant to the
Municipal Corporation to grant bonus to its employees.
II. The striking employees should be persuaded to defer the strike notice.

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Statement & Assumptions

DIRECTIONS for questions 1-20: In each of the questions 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 decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Mark 1 if the assumption I is implicit;
Mark 3 if either I or II is implicit;
and Mark 5 if both I and II are implicit.
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Mark 2 if only assumption II is implicit;

Mark 4 if neither I nor II is implicit;

Statement :

Ericsson offers the viewers a chance to view the maximum number of channels

Assumptions :

I. Other channels do not show as many programs.

II. Other companies do not enable you to view as many channels.

Statement :

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Assumptions :

I. Those dogs which do not bark always bite.

II. Those that bite do not always bark.

Statement :

Advertise in the Chaun-pha newspaper for the best coverage.

Assumptions :

I. Chaun-pha has the maximum circulation.

II. Chaun-pha is the most widely read newspaper.

Statement :

It is Television only which is meant for up-to-the-minute news.

Assumptions :

I. There are no other sources of up-to-the-minute news.

II. Television is primarily a source of news.

Statement :

Lithotripsy promises a great advance over existing methods of kidney-stone

treatment.

Assumptions :

I. Other methods have failed so far.

II. It comprises treatment by means of waves.

Statement :

You must buy Introduction To XYZ, the only book on management for the
coming exams.

Assumptions :

I. This book will help you in exams.

II. There is no other book which can serve your purpose.

Statement :

It is useless to subscribe to any magazine if you can get it from a news-stall. At least
four out of twelve magazines get misplaced.

Assumptions :

I. Some of the magazines are not available at news-stalls.

II. Publishing houses do not dispatch the magazine to their subscribers.

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Statement :

You should contact some successful candidates to get some idea about the
competition.

Assumptions :

I. Successful candidate give better ideas than failed candidates.

II. Failed candidates have no idea of success.

Statement :

Writing consumes our precious time, so do mental calculations in PO exams.

Assumptions :

I. Only mentally sound people appear in PO exams.

II. In PO exams, a large number of questions are to be solved in limited time.

Statement :

Nobody wants to pay any type of tax to the government.

Assumptions :

I. People should pay their taxes in time.

II. Taxpayers should be given some advantages.

Statement :

Such methods always lead to doom and destruction.

Assumptions :

I. Other methods may lead to success.

II. Every method has its own results.

Statement :

We sell more because we tell more - an ad in a newspaper.

Assumptions :

I. Telling more is the means to selling more.

II. Others do not tell as much.

Statement :

India has friendly relations with her neighbours.

Assumptions :

I. One always has friendly relations with ones neighbours.

II. Indias relations with far-off countries are not friendly.

Statement :

Ravi must take care of your falling health.

Assumptions :

I. Ravis health was good earlier.

II. Your health will improve as a result.

Statement :

Ayurvedic doctors generally do not perform surgery.

Assumptions :

I. Ayurvedic doctors generally use herbal medicines to cure patients.

II. Allopathic doctors generally perform surgery.

Statement :

STAR TV shows interesting programmes.

Assumptions :

I. Other channels do not show interesting programmes.

II. Other channels show less interesting programmes.

Statement:

Please forgive for my mistakes, O Lord for I am your child.

Assumptions :

I. Children can be forgiven by their elders.

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II. Elders can not be forgiven.

She came just on time. I might have died without her help---Rangoli tells her friend.

Assumptions :

I. She helped Rangoli.

II. She is a compassionate lady.

Statement :

People have become so materialistic. Nobody gives any attention to the social
problems of the country.- An author in his writings.

Assumptions :

I. People were not materialistic earlier.

II. There are various social problems is the country.

Statement :

He was such a brave man. He could walk alone in dense forests with only a stick to
protect him. -X tells Y.

Assumptions :

I. He was employed in the forests department.

II. X was a good friend of his.

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Assertion & Reason

DIRECTIONS for questions 1-12: In each of the questions given below, there are two statements labelled at
Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Mark your answer as per the codes provided below:
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and R art true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(5) Both (A) and (R) are false.
1.

Assertion (A) : Appendix is a vestigial organ in human body.

Reason (R) : It does not participate in digestion.

2.

Assertion
Reason (R)

3.

Assertion (A) : Shivaji developed the guerilla warfare.

Reason (R) : Shivaji feared the Mughals.

4.

Assertion (A) : Legumes revive the soil fertility.

Reason (R) : Microbes in the root nodules of legumes fix the atmospheric nitrogen.

5.

Assertion (A) : Cut fruits and vegetables should not be kept in open for long.
Reason (R) : Their vitamin content is ruined.

6.

Assertion (A) : An atom is neutral despite the charged particles in it.

Reason (R) : The neutrons do not have any charge.

7.

Assertion (A) : Baking soda creates acidity in the stomach.

Reason (R) : Baking soda is alkaline.

8.

Assertion (A) : Amoebiasis is an occupational disease.

Reason (R) : Amoebiasis is caused by inhalation of asbestos dust.

9.

Assertion (A) : Plaster of Paris is used by doctors for setting fractured bones.
Reason (R) : When Plaster of Paris is mixed with water and applied around the fractured
limbs, it sets into a hard mass.

10.

Assertion (A) : The use of chlorofluorocarbons is banned throughout the world nowadays.
Reason (R) : These chemicals cause skin cancer.

11.

Assertion (A) : Bronze is used for making statues.

Reason (R) : Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin.

12.

Assertion (A) : India is facing the problem of inflation.

Reason (R) : We have failed to check the growth of black money.

: Himalayas once laid under the sea.

: Fossils of marine creatures are traced on the Himalayas.

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Clearly, refugees are people forced out of their homeland by some misery and need shelter desperately. So, argument II
holds. Argument I against the statement, is vague.
Opening up of new industries is advantageous in opening more employment avenues, and disadvantageous in that it adds
to the pollution. So, either of the arguments holds strong.
Clearly, spending money on sports cannot be avoided merely because it can be spent on socio-economic problems. So,
argument I does not hold. Also, if the expenses on sports are curtailed, the sports persons would face lack of facilities
and training and our country will lag behind in the international sports competitions. So, II holds.
Clearly, oil is an essential commodity and its prices govern the prices of other essential commodities. As such, the
interest of the common people must be taken care of, rather than the profitability of some oil companies. So, only
argument II holds strong.
Clearly, there should be some norms regarding the number of ministers in the Government, as more number of ministers
would unnecessarily add to the Government expenditure. So, argument II holds strong. Also, giving liberty to the party
in power could promote extension of unreasonable favour to some people at the cost of government funds. So, argument
I does not hold.
Clearly, restriction on the diet of people will be denying them their basic human right. So, only argument II holds.
Clearly, officers are paid duly for the jobs they do. So, they must do it honestly. Thus, argument II alone holds.
A peace-loving nation like India can well join an international forum which seeks to
bring different nations on friendly terms v/ith each other. So, argument I holds strong. Argument II highlights a different
aspect. The internal problems of a nation should not debar it from strengthening international ties. So, argument II is
vague.
The armed forces must consist of physically strong and mentally mature individuals to take care of defence properly. So,
argument I holds strong. Clearly, argument II holds no relevance.
Clearly, it is the advertisement which makes the customer aware of the qualities of the product and leads him to buy it.
So, argument I is valid. But at the same time, advertising nowadays has become a costly affair and the expenses on it add
to the price of the product. So, argument II also holds strong.
Income -tax is levied so that every citizen can contribute a share of his earning towards
the infrastructural development of the nation. So, argument I seems to be vague. However, income-tax is no doubt a
good source of revenue for the government. Hence, argument II holds strong.
Before indulging in new development programme it is much necessary to plan the exact target, policies and their
implementation and the allocation of funds which shows the right direction to work. So, argument I holds strong. Also,
planning ensures full utilization of available resources and funds and stepwise approach towards the target. So, spending
a part of money on it is no wastage. Thus, argument II is not valid.
Clearly, laws are made to ensure that no person pursues the practice. So, persons who violate the laws need to be
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vague.
Clearly, imposing ban on fashionable dresses will be a restriction on the personal choice and hence the right to freedom
of an individual. So, only argument II is strong.
Clearly, such projects if handed over to the private sector shall be given to a competent authority. So, argument I is
vague. Also, imitating a policy on the basis that it worked out successfully in other countries, holds no relevance. Thus,
argument II also does not hold strong.
Clearly, at the college level, all the students are assessed according to their performance in the University Exams and not
on the basis of any criteria of a more intimate dealings with the students. So, argument I is vague. Also, at this level the
awarding of degrees is impartial and simply based on his performance. So, argument II also does not hold.
Clearly, a good behaviour may at some point of same lead to mutual discussions and peaceful settlement of issues in the
long run. So, argument I holds strong. However such a behaviour may be mistaken for our weakness and it would be
difficult to contanuir with it if the other country doesn't stop its sinister activities. Hence, II also holds
Clearly, cottage industries need to be promoted to create more job opportunities for rural people in the villages
themselves. The reason that rural people are creative it vague. So, only argument II holds.
Clearly, every person must be free to work wherever he wants and no compulsion should be made to confine one to one's
own country. So, argument I is vague. However, talented scientists can be of great benefit to the nation and some
alternatives as special incentives or better prospects may be made available to them to retain them within their
motherland. So, argument II also does not hold.
Cleariy, independent judiciary is necessary for impartial judgement so that the Executive does not take wrong measures.
So. only argument I holds.

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The emphasis should be not on the Government putting all the engineering graduates to jobs but on the colleges
producing not 'degree-holders' but real technical minds which could compete well for gainful employment. So,
only course II follows.
Clearly, prevention from mosquitoes and elimination of mosquitoes are two ways to prevent malaria. So, both the
courses follow.
Clearly, none of the courses of action follows because firstly, the notification is issued to protect the natural
environment and so cannot be withdrawn and secondly, the sanctuaries etc. cannot be shifted.
The increase may not be a permanent one. So, it's better not to open new colleges but increase seats in the
existing colleges. So, only I follows.
Clearly, either something should be done to alert the trains well in advance in case of a landslide or some means
should be adopted to prevent blockage of tracks during landslides. Thus, either I or II follows.
Crowding on footpaths is a great inconvenience for walkers. So, stern action needs to be taken to remove the
vendors. But at the same time these people ought to be provided alternative means of livelihood. So, both the
courses follow.
There being faulty questions in the examination paper is a blunder on the part of school management and
students should not be made to suffer on account of this. Thus, a re-test should be organised for the students and
those responsible for the error be penalised to prevent reoccurrence of such mistake in the future. Hence, both the
courses follow.
To ensure that debts taken are repaid promptly, the customers* requirements and future prospects ought to be
studied and their work constantly checked. Thus, both the courses follow.
Clearly, a study of rival products in the market will help assess the cause for the lowering down of sales and then a
suitable action can be taken. Thus, I follows.
The statement mentions that the commercial banks violate a directive issued by the RBI. The remedy is only to
make the banks implement the Act. So, none of the courses follows.
Clearly, the situation demands finding out the real culprits first. So, only I follows.
Clearly, the statement stresses that the contribution of retired Professors shall be beneficial. This means that these
people's experience regarding working of the organisation is helpful. So, only course II follows.
Clearly, the two diseases mentioned are caused by unhygienic conditions. So, improving the hygienic
conditions is a step towards their eradication. Also, periodic medical check-up will help timely detection of the
disease and hence a proper treatment. So, both I and II follow.
Clearly, the problem can be solved by warning the devotees of the excessive cold at the shrine. So, only I follows.
Immediately conceding to the employees' demands may entice the employees into black-mailing the management
frequently. A better way is to have talks with them and persuade them to end strike. So, only course II follows.

Statement & Assumptions

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None of the assumptions follow.

The given statement says nothing about dogs that do not bark or bite, hence both are weak.
Both statements ensure better coverage hence both are implicit.
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strong.
We can say nothing about other methods, nor can we say anything about its method.
If I am recommending a book for an exam it has to be useful. As it is the only book, no other book will be of use. Hence
both are implicit.
None of the assumptions follow.
Both statements are relevant as far as successful candidates are concerned.
There is no question of mentally sound in the given statement.
But the second is implicit since precious time is mentioned.
Neither statement has any relevance to whether people want to pay tax or not.
We cannot say anything about other methods and the second is a general statement.
Only assumption 1 is valid as nothing can be assumed about others.
Neither statement supports friendly relations with neighbours.
Neither statement has any bearing as to Ravi taking care of health.
Neither statement is implicit in the given statement.
We cannot say anything about other statements, hence both are weak.
Children are directly implied.
But adults is not mentioned.
Both the assumption are wrong
We can imply that there are several problems in the country. The sentence indicates that this wasnt the case earlier. Hence
both are implicit.
Both the assumptions are wrong.

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Appendix, earlier used to digest raw vegetable matter, is now a vestigial organ in human body and does not perform any
function.
Himalaya are the young fold mountains that at one time are believed to lie inside the Tethys Sea. This is evident from the
recovery of fossils of marine creatures on its peaks.
Shivaji initiated the guerilla warfare to defeat the Mughals but he did not fear them.
The root nodules of leguminous plants contain nitrogen fixing bacteria which absorb the atmospheric nitrogen and
convert it into nitrogenous compound useful for the plants reviving soil fertility.
When cut fruits and vegetable are kept in open, the vitamins in them get oxidized and remain of no use.
An atom contains the positively charged protons and an equal number of negatively charged electrons. So, it is neutral.
However, it is true that neutrons in the nucleus of an atom are neutral.
Baking soda, being alkaline, neutralizes the acidity in the stomach.
Amoebiasis a microbial disease, caused by protozoa.
Plaster of Paris when mixed with water and applied around the fractured limbs, it sets into a hard mass and keep the bone
joints in a fixed position. So, it can be used for setting fractured bones.
The use of chlorofluorocarbons is banned nowadays because those cause holes in the ozone layer through which
ultraviolet rays penetrate and may cause Blurs cancer.
Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin It is resistant to corrosion and so it is used to make statues.
Inflation in India is caused by unrestricted growth of black money.