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The following question consist of a statement followed by three or four arguments I,II,III & IV. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.

Statement: Should all the indirect taxes in India be combined into a single tax on all commodities?

Arguments: I. Yes. This will considerably simplify the tax collection mechanism and the cost of collecting tax will also reduce.

II. Yes. The manufacturers and traders will be benefited by this which in turn will boost tax collection.

III. No. No other country has adopted such a system.


A) None is strong

B) Only I and III are strong

C) Only II is strong

D) Only II and III are strong

E) All are strong

Answer:

Option E

Explanation:

Only I and II are strong.Clearly, both I and II hold strong, as they provide very convincing reasons, for a single tax system would help get rid of multifarious taxes on a product. Besides, the idea of imitating of other countries in the implementation of a certain policy holds no relevance. So, argument III does not hold strong