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Each question below is followed by arguments. Choose the most appropriate choice from the options given.

Question: Should there be a world Government?
Argument I: Yes, it will eliminate inter-state conflicts
Argument II: No, Rich and Powerful countries will dominate it

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Weigh each side by how much it would matter. The end of war between nations and rule by the strongest few are both large stakes.
Updated On: Jul 17, 2026
  • Argument I is strong
  • Argument II is strong
  • Both the arguments are strong
  • Both the arguments are weak
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

The test for a strong argument has two parts: relevance and weight. Relevance means it addresses this proposal and not some neighbouring topic. Weight means the consequence it names would matter a great deal if it came about. Run both arguments through that filter.

  1. Argument I is strong: Argument I clears the filter. Wars between countries persist mainly because there is no authority sitting above the parties to decide the dispute and make the decision stick. Each state ends up judging its own case. A world government would supply that missing authority, and disputes that today are settled by armies would be settled by courts instead, the way disputes between two states inside one country already are. Ending war between nations is enormous. But this option also demands that Argument II be weak, and it is not.
  2. Argument II is strong: Argument II clears the filter too. Look at how power is actually distributed in existing international bodies. Five countries hold a permanent veto in the UN Security Council. Voting shares in the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank rise with the money a country puts in. Trade rules are shaped by the largest economies. If influence follows strength even in bodies with limited authority, a single government holding vastly more authority would be captured far more easily, and small nations would be ruled without a real voice. Serious objection. But this option demands that Argument I be weak, and it is not.
  3. Both the arguments are strong: This is the reading that survives. One argument names the largest possible benefit, the end of war between states. The other names the largest possible danger, government of the many by the few. Both are relevant, both are weighty, and neither is a mere opinion or a small point. A genuine debate can have strong arguments on both sides, and this is one of them.
  4. Both the arguments are weak: Neither argument is vague or trivial, so dismissing both cannot be defended.

So the answer is option (C).

Let's summarize:

  • Strong means relevant plus weighty. Both arguments pass on both counts.
  • Argument I rests on the absence of any authority above sovereign states.
  • Argument II rests on the observed pattern that influence in world bodies follows wealth and power.

Both arguments are strong, so option (C) is correct.

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