Directions: In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between strong and weak arguments. Strong arguments are those, which are both important and directly related to the question. Weak arguments are those, which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question. The question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments, strong argument is and which weak argument is.

Statement:  The First-year syllabus of all engineering branches of the particular university should have the same syllabus?

Arguments:

I. No, the whole syllabus should be specific and should depend on the core branch of which students have opted.

II. Yes, as it helps students to know their skills and their interest in subjects.