Directions: The question given below consists of a passage, followed by three arguments I, II, and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is/are 'strong' arguments and which of the arguments are 'weak' arguments and accordingly choose your answer from the alternatives given below each question.

Passage: During an event held at Uttara Kannada, BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde declared that 88,000 BSNL employees will be fired since privatization will eventually happen. He called BSNL employees as traitors, who are not helping the beleaguered state carrier to revive. He said, “BSNL has a system filled with traitors. I am using accurate words to describe them.”

Should BSNL be privatised in order to reduce the workforce and wage bill?

Arguments:

I. Yes. These Employees are very lazy bureaucrats and BSNL an outdated telecom operator.

II. Yes. Privatization can bring more operational efficiency in reducing the wage bill, the biggest cost of BSNL.

III. No. The majority of the workforce have already opted for the Voluntary retirement scheme already announced by the Government.