UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Statements A, B, D, E and F give a correct account of how strong and weak arguments are assessed in UGC NET-style questions, whereas C is false. Strong arguments need to be relevant, important and sometimes supported by credible sources, while weak ones are often emotional or tangential. Introducing new, unrelated issues is a sign of weakness, and exam items do explicitly ask candidates to judge argument strength. C is wrong because a strong argument can oppose the statement if it does so with relevant and weighty reasons.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because it omits E and F, which add the points about unrelated new issues and the explicit framing of questions in the exam. Although A, B and D are true, they do not describe the full set of correct statements about strong and weak arguments. Therefore this option under-represents the information given.

Option B:
Option B is incomplete since it still leaves out F, failing to highlight that UGC NET questions specifically use the terminology of strong and weak arguments. While A, B, D and E are correct, they do not mention how this is operationalised in the test. For that reason, this combination is not fully adequate.

Option C:
Option C is correct because it includes exactly A, B, D, E and F, the true statements about the concept and its examination context, and excludes C, which incorrectly rules out strong opposing arguments. It provides a balanced view that strength depends on relevance and importance, not just on agreement with the initial statement. This matches the evaluation criteria in Paper 1.

Option D:
Option D is wrong because it omits A, leaving out the basic exam-oriented definition of a strong argument, and includes only B, D, E and F. Without A, the notion of strength is less clearly tied to relevance and practical importance, so the option fails to capture all the correct statements.

Statements A, D and E correctly describe the nature of statement–argument questions and strong arguments. Statement B is wrong because emotional appeal alone does not make an argument strong if it lacks relevance or logic. Statement C is also wrong since candidates are expected to interpret and infer implied strengths or weaknesses, not just copy text. Therefore, the wrong statements are exactly B and C, which makes their combination the correct answer for this “select the wrong” question.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because it isolates B as the only wrong statement and ignores C, even though C clearly misrepresents the need for interpretation and inference in these questions.

Option B:
Option B is also wrong because it singles out only C and overlooks B, which wrongly prioritises emotional appeal over logical relevance.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it wrongly treats D and E as wrong alongside B, even though D and E accurately characterise what counts as strong and how both supporting and opposing arguments are evaluated in NET exams.

Option D:
Option D is correct since it identifies B and C together as the problematic statements, while leaving A, D and E recognised as accurate descriptions of how statement–argument items work.