Statement: Should all the drugs patented and manufactured in Western countries…
2023
Statement: Should all the drugs patented and manufactured in Western countries be first tried out on sample basis before giving licence for sale to general public in India?
Arguments:
Yes. Many such drugs require different doses and duration for Indian population and hence it is necessary.
No. This is just not feasible and hence cannot be implemented.
Answer: A. Only argument I is strong — Concept: In a Statement-and-Arguments reasoning question, an argument counts as "strong" only if it is both important and directly relevant to the statement,…
- A.
Only argument I is strong
- B.
Only argument II is strong
- C.
Either I or II is strong
- D.
Neither I nor II is strong
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Concept: In a Statement-and-Arguments reasoning question, an argument counts as "strong" only if it is both important and directly relevant to the statement, and it rests on a real, substantive reason. A bare assertion of possibility or impossibility, offered without any supporting reasoning, evidence, or elaboration, does not meet that bar.
Application: The first argument gives a concrete, relevant reason — that such drugs may require different doses and duration for the Indian population, a genuine health/physiological consideration that bears directly on why pre-licensing trials would matter. The second argument only declares the proposal "not feasible" and "cannot be implemented," without stating any cost, logistical, or evidentiary basis for that claim.
Cross-check: Reversing the test confirms the reading — had the second argument instead cited a specific practical obstacle (time, cost, infrastructure data), it could itself qualify as strong; as worded, it is only an unsupported assertion, the classic weak-argument pattern in this question type. So only the first argument holds strong.