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’.37. 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.III. 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 system.

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