Reasoning Questions for SBI PO Clerks

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. (1) If only argument I is strong
  2. (2) If only argument II is strong
  3. (3) If either I or II is strong
  4. (4) If neither I nor II is strong and
  5. (5) If both I and II are strong.

1.Statement: Should religion be banned?                                                                                        (3)                                                             Arguments:

  • Yes. It develops fanaticism in people.
  • No, Religion binds people together.
  1. 1. Only argument I is strong
  2. 2. Only argument II is strong
  3. 3. Either I or II is strong
  4. 4. Neither I nor II is strong
  5. 5. Both I and II are strong

2. Statement: Should India become a permanent member of UN’s Security Council?                                      (1)                                             Arguments:

  • Yes. India has emerged as a country which loves peace and amity.
  • No. Let us first solve problems of our own people like poverty, malnutrition.
  1. 1. Only argument I is strong
  2. 2. Only argument II is strong
  3. 3. Either I or II is strong
  4. 4. Neither I nor II is strong
  5. 5. Both I and II are strong

3. Statement: Should fashionable dresses be banned?                                                         (2)                                                            Arguments:

  • Yes. Fashions keep changing and hence consumption of cloth increases.
  • No. Fashionable clothes are a person’s self expression and therefore his/her fundamental right.
  1. 1. Only argument I is strong
  2. 2. Only argument II is strong
  3. 3. Either I or II is strong
  4. 4. Neither I nor II is strong
  5. 5. Both I and II are strong

4. Statement: Should an organization like UNO be dissolved?                                               (2)                                                               Arguments:

  • Yes. With cold war coming to an end, such organizations have no role to play
  • No, In the absence of such organizations there may be a world war.
  1. 1. Only argument I is strong
  2. 2. Only argument II is strong
  3. 3. Either I or II is strong
  4. 4. Neither I nor II is strong
  5. 5. Both I and II are strong

5. Statement: Should there be no place of interview in selection?                                               (1)                                                                          Arguments:

  • Yes, it is very subjective in assessment.
  • No. It is the only instrument to judge candidates’ motives and personality.
  1. 1. Only argument I is strong
  2. 2. Only argument II is strong
  3. 3. Either I or II is strong
  4. 4. Neither I nor II is strong
  5. 5. Both I and II are strong