Directions (Qns. 36-40): In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between ‘strong’ arguments 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 asj>cct of the question.Each question below is followed by three arguments numbered 1, II and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is a ‘strong’ argument’ and which of them is ‘weak argument’.36. Should the income generated out of agricultural activities be taxed?Arguments:I. No. farmers are otherwise suffering from natural calamities and low yield coupled with low procurement price and their income should not be taxed.II. Yes, majority of the population is dependent on agriculture and hence their income should be taxed to augment the Government resources.III. Yes, many big farmers earn much more than majority of the service earners and they should be taxed to remove the disparity.

• A. (1) All arc strong
• B. (2) Only II and III are strong
• C. (3) Only 1 is strong
• D. (4) Only 1 and II are strong.. .
• E. (5) None of these