A Complete Guide on Reasoning Ability for Banking Examinations
Directions (1-30): In making decisions about
important questions, it is desirable to be able to
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distinguish between strong arguments and weak
arguments. Strong arguments are those which are both
important and directly related to the question. Weak
arguments are those which are of miner important and
also may not be directly related to the question or may
be related to a trivial aspect of the question. Each
question below is 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.
1. Statement: Should the prestigious people who
have committed crime unknowingly, be met with
special treatment?
Arguments:
I. Yes. The prestigious people do not commit crime
intentionally.
II. No. It is our policy that everybody is equal
before the law.
2. Statement: Should octroi be abolished?
Arguments:
I. Yes. It will eliminate an important source of
corruption.
II. No. It will adversely affect government revenues.
3. Statement: Should the railways immediately stop
issuing free passes to all its employees?
Arguments:
I. No. The employees have the right to travel free.
II. Yes. This will help railways to provide better
facility.
4. Statement: Should there be a world government?
Arguments:
I. Yes. It will help in eliminating tension among the
nations.
II. No. Then, only the developed countries will
dominate in the government.
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5. 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.
6. Statement: Should new universities be established in
India?
Arguments:
I. No. We have still not achieved the target for
literacy.
II. No. We will have to face the problem of
unemployed but highly qualified people.
7. Statement: Should the council of ministers once
appointed be kept the same for the entire period
intervening two elections?
Arguments:
I. No. Shuffling of ministers and portfolios is a
healthy democratic process.
II. Yes. The ministers do not get hold on their
portfolio unless they are kept for a longer
duration.
8. Statement: Is the Government justified in spending
so much on defense?
Arguments:
I. Yes. Safety of the country is of prime importance.
II. No. During peace, this money could be used for
the development of the country.
9. Statement: Should all the unauthorized structures in
the city be demolished?
Arguments:
I. No. Where will the people residing in such
houses live?
II. Yes. This will give a clear message to general
public and they will refrain from constructing
unauthorized buildings.
10. Statement: Should there be a ceiling on the salary
of top executives of multinationals in our country?
Arguments:
I. Yes. Otherwise it would lead to unhealthy
competition and our own industry would not be
able to withstand that.
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II. No. With the accent on liberalization of
economy, any such move would be counter-
productive. Once the economy picks up, this
disparity will be reduced.
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11. Statement: Should all the annual 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.
12. Statement: Can pollution be controlled?
Arguments:
I. Yes. If everyone realizes the hazards it may
create and cooperates to get rid of it, pollution
may be controlled.
II. No. The crowded highways, factories and
industries and an ever-growing population eager
to acquire more and more land for constructing
houses are beyond control.
13. Statement: Should there be reservation in
Government jobs for candidates from single child
family?
Arguments:
I. No. This is not advisable as the jobs should be
offered to only deserving candidates without
any reservation for a particular group.
II. Yes. This will help reduce the growing
population in India as the parents will be
encouraged to adopt single child norm.
14. Statement: Should there be no place of interview in
selection?
Arguments:
I. Yes. It is very subjective in assessment.
II. No. It is the only instrument to judge candidates’
motives and personality.
15. Statement: Should all news be controlled by
Government in a democracy?
Arguments :
I. Yes. Variety of news only confuses people.
II. No. Controlled news loses credibility.
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16. Statement: Should the education at all levels be
offered only in vernacular medium?
Arguments:
I. Yes. This is the only way to enhance
performance of the students.
II. No. This will severely affect acquiring knowledge
for want of good text books in vernacular
medium.
17. Statement: Should articles of only deserving authors
be allowed to be published?
Arguments:
I. Yes. It will save a lot of paper which is in short
supply.
II. No. It is not possible to draw a line between the
deserving and the undeserving.
18. Statement: Should there be reservation of seats and
posts on communal basis?
Arguments:
I. Yes. It will check most of the inter-communal
biases.
II. No. Ours is a secular state.
19. Statement: Should we scrap the ‘Public
Distribution System’ in India?
Arguments :
I. Yes. Protectionism is over, everyone must get
the bread on his/her own.
II. Yes. The poor do not get any benefit because of
corruption.
20. Statement: Should there be students’ union in
college/university?
Arguments:
I. No. This will create a political atmosphere in the
campus.
II. Yes. It is very necessary. Students are future
political leaders.
21. Statement: Should an organization like UNO be
dissolved?
Arguments:
I. Yes. With cold war coming to an end. Such
organizations have no role to play.
II. No. In the absence of such organizations there
may be a world war.
22. Statement: Should India support all the international
policies of United States of America?
Arguments :
I. No. Many other powerful countries do not
support the same.
II. Yes. This is the only way to gain access to USA
developmental funds.
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23. Statement: Should school education be made free
in India?
Arguments:
I. Yes. This is the only way to improve the level of
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literacy.
II. No. It would add to the already heavy burden on
the exchequer.
24. Statement: Should there be an upper age limit of
65 years for contesting Parliamentary/Legislative
Assembly elections?
Arguments:
I. Yes. Generally, people above the age of 65 lose
their dynamism and will power.
II. No. The life span is so increased that people
remain physically and mentally active even up-
to the age of 80.
25. Statement: Should adult education programme be
given priority over compulsoryeducation
programme?
Arguments:
I. No. It will also help in success of compulsory
education programme.
II. Yes. It will help to eliminate the adult illiteracy.
26. Statement: Should religion be banned?
Arguments:
I. Yes. It develops fanaticism in people.
II. No. Religion binds people together.
27. Statement: Should all the drugs patented and
manufactured in Western countries be first tried
out on sample basis before giving license for sale to
general public in India?
Directions (1-30): Each of the following questions
consists of a Statement followed by two Arguments I
and II.
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.
1. Statement: Should there be compulsory medical
examination of both the man and the woman
before they marry each other?
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Arguments:
I. Yes. Many such drugs require different doses
and duration for Indian population and hence it
is necessary.
II. No. This is just not feasible and hence cannot be
implemented.
28. Statement: Should internal assessment in colleges be
abolished?
Arguments:
I. Yes. This will help in reducing the possibility of
favouritism.
II. No. Teaching faculty will lose control over
students.
29. Statement: Should the railways in India be
privatized in phased manner like otherpublic sector
enterprises?
Arguments:
I. Yes. This is the only way to bring in
competitiveness and provide better services to the
public.
II. No This will pose a threat to the national
security of our country as multinationals will enter
into the fray.
30. Statement: Should so much money be spent on
advertisements?
Arguments :
I. Yes. It is an essential concomitant in a capitalist
economy.
II. No. It leads to wastage of resources.
Arguments:
I. No. This is an intrusion to the privacy of an
individual and hence cannot be tolerated.
II. Yes. This will substantially reduce the risk of
giving birth to children with serious ailments.
2. Statement: Should we scrap the system of formal
education beyond graduation?
Arguments:
I. Yes. It will mean taking employment at an early
date.
II. No. It will mean lack of depth of knowledge.
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