SSC SSC JE Civil 2025 Mock Test Series (Paper 1 & Paper 2) Verbal Reasoning Statements and Arguments
A statement is given followed by two arguments I and II. Read the statement and the arguments carefully and select the appropriate answer from the given options.
Statement:
Students have complained that questions outside the prescribed syllabus were asked in the X standard board exams this year.
Arguments:
I. The pass percentage in the X standard board exams has declined by 8 percent this year.
II. This number of students scoring over 60 percent in the X standard board exams has shown an increase of 15 percent this year.
1
Both arguments I and II weaken the statement
2
Argument II weakens, while argument I strengthens the statement
3
Both arguments I and II strenthen the statement
4
Argument I weakens, while argument II strengthens the statement