Statement and Argument Q14

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Statement: Should administrative officers be transferred after one or two years? Arguments:        I.            Yes. They get friendly with local people and are manipulated by them.     II.            No. By the time their policies and schemes start taking shape, they have to leave.  III.            No. This will create a lot of administrative hassles and cause a lot of inconvenience to the officers.

A. Only II is strong B. Only I and II are strong C. Only II and III are strong D. Only I and III are strong E. All are strong

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Clearly, the acquaintance of administrative officers with the local people poses no harm. So, argument I is vague. However, both II and III hold strong, because making transfers too often would neither give them enough time to settle down comfortably in a new place, nor enable them to formulate and implement their policies in toto. This would also be administratively impossible.