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Directions (Q. 34-35): Each of the following questions consists of a statement followed by two statements numbered land 1] given below it. You have to decide which of the given statements numbered I and II weakens or strengthens the statement and mark the appropriate answer.

Statement: The world should move towards using biofuels in the future as these are more environment friendly as compared to regular fossil fuels.
I. While bio-fuels arc cleaner to burn, the process to produce the fuel, including the necessary machinery, leads to very high carbon emission.
II. As bio-fuels are manufactured from materials such as crop waste, manure and other by-products, these, unlike fossil fuels, are easily renewable.

A) Statement I weakens the information while statement II is a neutral statement.
B) Both statement I and II weaken the information.
C) Statement I strengthens the information while statement II weakens it.
D) Statement I weakens the information while statement I strengthens it.
E) Both statement I and ll strengthen the information.

Correct Answer:




D) Statement I weakens the information while statement I strengthens it.

Description for Correct answer:
Argument I weaken the given information beause it tells us that biofuels are not as

environment-friendly as they appear to be.

Argument II strengthens the information because the use of renewable resources does not harm

the environment as along as they are adequately substituted.

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A). Nephew

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