STATEMENT - COURSES OF ACTION

STATEMENT- COURSES OF ACTION

A Course of action is 'a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow up or further action with regard to the problem, policy etc. on the basis of information given in the statement'.

The questions in this section, thus, involving finding the appropriate course of action, considering the problem or policy being talked about in the statement.

TYPE- 1

In this type of questions, a statement is given followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. It is required to grasp the statement, analyse the problem or policy it mentions and then decide which of the courses of action logically follow/s.

         EXERCISE- 1

1) Statement:

The Officer Incharge of a Company had a hunch that some money was missing from the safe.

Course of action:

I: He should get it recounted with the help of staff and check it to with the balance sheet.

II: He should inform the police.

2) Statement:

 The groundwater in the locality has been found to contain high level of arsenic making it dangerous to drink.

Courses of action:

I: The people living in the area should be shifted to another area to avoid a catastropic situation.

II: The government should make arrangements for supply of safe drinking water.

3) Statement:

 Japan is not likely to grant India's request for a $500 million fast disbursing loan for the current year.

 Courses of action:

I: India should approach other countries to get loan.

II: India suitable persuade Japan to grant the loan to meet its immediate demand of foreign exchange.

4) Statement: A large number of employees have gone on a mass casual leave in protest against the company's new recruitment policy.

Courses of action:

I: the company should immediately withdraw the new recruitment policy.

II: all these employees should immediately be suspended from their service.

5) Statement: A large cache of live ammunition has been found in the scrap-yard of a local steel factory.

Courses of action:

I: The steel factory should immediately be closed down till all these ammunition are located and shifted to a safe place.

II: The Government should immediately set up an enquiry to unearth the details and take corrective measures to avoid such incidence in future.

6) Statement:

 The librarian finds some cases in which is the pages from certain books issued from the library, are torn.

Courses of action:

I: the librarian should keep a record of books issued to each student, and if the pages are found torn, strict measures should be taken against the child who had been issued that book.

II: Some funds should be collected from the children collectively to renovate the library.

7) Statement:

 A group of school students was reported to be enjoying at a picnic spot during school hours

Courses of action:

I: The principal of the school should contact the parents of those students and inform them with the real warning for future.

II: Some disciplinary action must be taken against those students for the awareness of all other students.

EXERCISE - 2

DIRECTIONS: In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. you have to asume everything in the statement to be true on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow/s for pursuing.

        Give answer (a) if only I follows; (b) if only II follows, (c) if either I or II follows; (d) if neither I nor II follows and (e) if both I and II follow

1) Statement:

There has been a significant drop in the water level of all the lakes supplying water to the city.

Courses of action:

I: The water supply authority should impose a partial cut in supply to tackle the situation.

II: The government should appeal to all the residents through mass media for minimal use of water.

2) Statement:

On an average, about 20 people are run over by trains and die everyday while crossing the railway tracks through the level crossing.

Courses of action:

I: The railway authorities should be instructed to close all the level crossings.

II: Those who are found crossing the tracks, when the gates are closed, should be fined heavily.

3) Statement:

 There is a substantial increase in the number of accidents causing deaths and severe injuries due to malfunctioning of the traffic signals.

Courses of action:

I: The traffic police should immediately post traffic personnel at the junctions.

II: The signal system should immediately be repaired or replaced.

4) Statement:

As many as 10 coaches of a passanger train have derailed and blocked both pairs of the railway tracks.

Courses of action:

I: The railway authorities should immediately send men and equipment to the spot to clear the railway tracks.

II: All the trains should in both the directions should be diverted to other routes.

5) Statement:

Most of the development plans develop in papers only.

 Courses of action:

I: The incharges should be instructed to survive the field work regularly.

II: The supply of paper to such departments should be cut short.

6) Statement :

The Chairman stressed the need for making education system more flexible and regretted that the curriculum has not been revised in keeping with the pace of the changes taking place.

Courses of action:

I: Curriculum should be reviewed and revised periodically.

II: System of education should be made more flexible.

7) statement:

 There is an unprecedented increase in migration of villagers to urban areas as repeated crop failure has put them into precarious financial situation.

Courses of action:

I: the villagers should be provided with alternate source of income in their villages which will make them stay put.

II: the migrated villagers should be provided with jobs in the urban areas to help them survive.

8) Statement:

India has been continuously experiencing military threats from its neighbouring countries.

Courses of action:

I: India should engage into an all out war to stop the nagging threats.

II: India should get the neighbours into serious dialogue to reduce the tension at its borders.

9) Statement:

 there has been less than 40% voter turn out in the recent assembly elections.

 Courses of action:

I: the election commission should cancel then entire election process as the votes cast are not adequate to represent people.

II: the election commission should take away the voting rights of those who did not excise their rights.

10) statement:

The Central Bureau Investigation receives the complaint of an officer taking bribe to do the duty he supposed to

Courses of action: 

I : CBI should try to catch the officer red handed and then take a strict action against him.

II: CBI should wait for some more complaints about the officer to be sure about the matter.

11) statement :

Many medical and Engineering graduates are taking up jobs in administrative services and in banks 

Courses of action:

I: all the professionals should be advised to refrain from taking up such jobs.

II: The government should appoint a committee to find out the reasons for these professionals taking up such jobs and to suggest remedial measures.

12) statement:

the cinema halls are incurring heavy losses these days as people prefer to watch movies in home on TV than to visit cinema halls.

Courses of action:

I: The cinema halls should be demolished and residential multy-storey building should be construed there.

II: The cinema halls should be converted into shopping malls.

13) statement:

Due to substantial reduction in fates by different Airline services, large number of passengers so far travelling by upper classes in trains switched over to Airline services.

Courses of action:

I: The railway should immediately reduce the fare structure of the upper classes substantially to retain its Passengers.

II: the Railways should reduce the capacity of upper classes in all the trains to avoid loss.

14) statement

Inspite of the Principal's repeated warnings, a child was caught exploding crackers secretly in the school.

Courses of action:

I: All the crackers should be taken away from the child and he should be threatened not to do it again.

II: The child should be severely punished for his wrong act.

15) statement 

the availability of imported fruits has increased in the indigenous market and so the demand for indigenous fruits has been decreased.

Courses of action:

I: to help the indigenous producers of fruits, the Government should impose high import duty on these fruits, even if these are not a good quality.

II: the fruit vendors should stop selling imported fruits so that the demand for indigenous fruits would be increased.

16) statement:

A large number of Engineering graduates in the country are not in a position to have gainful employment at present and the number of such engineers is likely to grow in the future.

Courses of action:

I: the government should launch attractive Employment generation schemes and encourage these graduates to opt for such schemes to use their expertise and a knowledge effectively.

II: this happened due to proliferation of engineering colleges in the country and thereby lowered the quality of Engineering graduates. Those colleges which are not equipped to import quality education should be closed down.

17) statement :

a large number of people in word X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal Malaria type.

Courses of action:

I: the city of municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X.

II: the people in the area should be adviced to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.

18) statement

 certain mining industries in Gujarat may come to a standstill because of the notification issued by the Department of Environment and Forest banning mining operations and industries alike within 25 kms of National Park, the game Sanctuary and reserve forest areas.

 courses of action:

I: the department should be asked to immediately withdraw the notification.

II: The Government should make effort to shift the parks, sanctuaries and reserve forests to other non-mining areas.

19) Statement:

 there has been an unprecedented increasing in the number of successful candidates in this year's school leaving certificate examination.

 Course of action:

I: the government should make arrangements to increase number of seats of intermediate Courses in existing colleges.

II: the government should take active steps to open new colleges to accommodate all these successful candidates.

20) statement:

There have been many instances of derailment of trains due to landslide in the hilly areas caused loss of many lives.

Courses of action:

I: The railway authority should arrange to deploy pilot engines before the movement of passangers trains in the hilly areas to alert the trains in case of any landslide.

II: the railway authority should strengthen, the hill slopes by putting iron meshes so that the loose boulders do not fall on the track.

21) statement:

Footpaths of a busy road are crowded with vendors selling cheap items.

 Courses of action:

I: The help of police should be sought to drive them away.

II: some space should be provided to them where they can earn their bread without blocking footpaths.

22) statement:

 a very large number of students have failed in the final high school examination due to faulty questions in one of the subjects.

Courses of action:

I: all the students who have failed in the subject should be allowed to take supplementary examination.

II: all those who are responsible for the error should be suspended and an enquiry should be initiated to find out the facts.

23) statement :

it is necessary to adapt suitable measures to prevent repetition of a bad debts by learning from the past experience of mounting non-performing assets of banks.

Courses of action:

I: before granting loan to customers their eligibility for loan should be evaluated strictly.

II: To ensure the payment of instalments of loan, the work, for which loan was granted, should be supervised minutely on regular basis.

24) statement :

The sale of a particular product has gone down considerably causing great concern to the company.

Course of action:

I: The company should make a proper study of rival products in the market.

II: The price of the product should be reduced and quality improved.

25) Statement:

Exporters in the capital alleging that commercial banks are violating a Reserve Bank of India directive to operate a post shipment export credit denominated in foreign currency at international rates from January this year.

courses of action:

I: the officers concerned in the commercial banks are to be suspended.

statement:

II: The RBI should be asked to stop giving such directives to commercial banks.

26) Statement:

The police department has come under a cloud with recent revelations that at least two senior police officials are suspected to have been involved in the illegal sale of a large quantity of weapons from the state police armoury.

Courses of action:

I: A thorough investigation should be ordered by the state government to bring out all those who are involved into the illegal sale of arms.

II: state police Armoury should be kept under Central government's control.

27) statement:

if the retired professors of the same Institutes are also invited to deliberate on a reconstructing of the organisation, their contribution maybe beneficial to the institute.

 courses af action:

I: management may seek opinion of the employees before calling retired professors.

II: management should involved experienced people for the systematic reconstructing of the organisation.

28) statement:

A recent study shows that children below 5 die in the cities of the developing countries mainly from diarrhoea and parasitic intestinal worms.

Courses of action:

I: Governments of the developing countries should take adequate measures to improve the hygienic conditions in the cities.

II: children below 5 years in the cities of the developing countries need to be kept under periodic medical check-up.

29) statement:

 every year large number of devotees die due to severe cold on their way to the shrine located at the top of the Mountain range.

Courses of action:

I: The devotees should be discouraged to visit the shrine without having proper warm clothes and other amenities.

II: The government should provide warm clothes and shelter to all the devotees visiting the shrine.

30) statement:

The employees' Union of the municipal corporation has decided to strike work for indefinite period in protest against the management's refusal to grant bonus.

Courses of action:

I: the government should immediately pay extra gratia grant to the Municipal Corporation to grant bonus to its employees.

II: The striking employees should be persuaded to defer the strike notice.

31) statement:

 it is reported that though Vitamin E present in fresh fruits and vegetables is beneficial for human body, capsuled Vitamin E does not have the same effect on human body.

Courses of action:

I: The sale of capsuled Vitamin E should to be banned.

II: people should be encouraged to take fresh fruits and vegetables to meet the body's requirement of vitamin E.

32) statement:

A large number of people visiting India from country X have been tested positive for carrying viruses of a killer disease.

Courses of action:

I: the Government of India should immediately put a complete ban on people coming to India from country X including those Indians who are settled in country X.

II: The Government of India should immediately set up detection centres at all its airports and sea ports to identify quarantine those who are tested positive.

33) Statements:

The Minister said that the teachers are still not familiarised with the need, importance and meaning of population education in the higher education system. They are not even clearly aware about their role and responsibilities in the population education programme.

 Courses of action:

I: Population education programme should be included in the college curriculum.

II: Orientation programme should be conducted for teachers on population education.

34) statement:

Mr. X an active member of the union, often insults his superiors in the office with his rude behaviour.

Courses of action:

I: he should be transferred to some other department.

II: the matter should be referred to the union.

35) statement:

As stated in the recent census report the female to male ratio is alarming low.

Courses of action:

I: the government should conduct another census to verify the results.

II: the government should immediately issue order to all the departments to encourage people to improve the ratio.

35) statements: India's performance in the recent Olympic Games was very poor. not even a single medal could be bagged by the players. Government has spent 5 crores in training and deputing a team of players to participate in the Olympic games.

Courses of action:

I: India should stop sending players to the future Olympic Games.

II: Government should immediately set up an enquiry commission to find out the reason for India's dismal performance.

Statement:

Courts take too long in deciding important disputes of various departments.

Courses of action:

I: courts should be order to speed up matters.

II: special power should be granted to officers to settle disputes concerning their department.

Statement:

A large number of students have been caught using unfair means during the final year degree examination.

Course of action:

I: all these students should be debarred permanently from appearing for any examination conducted by the authority.

II: the Guardians Of these students should be called by the authority to inform them that any such behaviour in future will not be tolerated.

39) statement:

Four districts in State A have been experiencing severe drought for the last 3 years resulting into Exodus of people from these districts.

Courses of action:

I: the government should immediately start food for work programme in the district to put a halt to the Exodus.

II: the government should make since efforts to provide drinking/ Potable water to these districts.

40) statement:

The vegetable traders feel that the prices of onion will again go up shortly in the state P.

Courses of action:

I: The P State Government should purchase and store sufficient quantity of onion in advance to control prices.

II: the P State Government should make available network of fair price shops for the sale of onions during the period of shortage.

41) statement:

 there has been large number of cases of internet hacking in the recent months creating panic among the internet users.

Courses of action:

I: the government machinery should make an all out effort to nab those who are responsible and put them behind bars.

II: the internet users should be adviced to stay away from using internet till the culprits are caught.

42) statement:

 the state government has decided to declare 'Kala Atar' as a notifiable disease under the Epidemics Act. Family members or neighbours of the patient are liable to be punished in case they did not inform the State Authorities.

Courses of action:

I: efforts should be made to effectively implement the Act.

II: the cases of punishment should be propagated through mass media so that more people become aware of the stern actions.

43) statement:

 one of the problems facing the food processing industry is the regular supply of raw material. the producers of raw materials are not getting a reasonable price.

Courses of action:

I: The Government should regulate the supply of raw material to other industries also.

II: the government should announce an attractive package to ensure regular supply of raw material for food processing industry.

44) statement:

Some serious blunders were detected in the Accounts section of a factory.

Courses of action:

I: An efficient team of auditors should be appointed to check the accounts.

II: A show cause notice should be issued to all the employees involved in the irregularity.

45) statement:

 Financial stringency prevented the state Government from paying salaries to its employees since April this year.

Course of action:

I: the state government should immediately curtail the staff strength at least by 30%.

II: The state government should reduce to wasteful expenditure and arrange to pay the salaries of its employees.

46) statement:

There has been an unprecedented increase in the number of requests for berths in most of the long distance trains during the current holiday season.

Courses of action:

I: The Railway authority should immediately increase the capacity in each of these trains by attaching additional coaches.

II: the people seeking accommodation should be adviced to make their travel plan after the holiday.

47) statement:

The Killer enteric fever has so far claimed 100 lives in some tribal villages in MP during the past three weeks.

Courses of action:

I: the residents of these villages should immediately be shifted to a non-infected area.

II: the government should immediately send a medical squad to this area to restrict spread of the killer disease.

48) statement:

Most of those who study in Premier engineering colleges in India migrate to developed Nations for better prospects in their professional pursuits.

Courses of action:

I: all the students joining these colleges should be asked to sign a bond at the time of admission to the effect that they will remain in India atleast for ten years after they complete education.

II: All those students who desire to settle in the developed nations should be asked to pay entire cost of their education which the government subsidies.

49) statement :

Severe drought is reported to have set in several parts of the country.

Courses of action:

I: Government should immediately make arrangements for providing financial assistance to those affected

II: food, water and fodder should immediately be sent to all these areas to save the people and cattle.

50) statement:

majority of the students have failed in one paper in the first semester examination.

Courses of action:

I: All those students who failed should be asked to drop out of the course.

II: the faculty teaching the paper should be asked to resign.

51) Statement:

the Union Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation has fixed an annual target of ₹10000 crores by way of tourism earnings towards the end of the current decade.

Courses of action:

I: there is no need of development of further new tourist spots to meet the target.

II: The ministry should evolve attractive packages to woo the foreign tourists meet the target.

 52) statement :

the car dealer found that there was a tremendous response for the new XYZ car booking with long queues of people complaining about the duration of business hours and arrangements.

Courses of action: 

I: people should make their arrangement of lunch and snacks while going for car XYZ's booking and be ready to spend several hours.

II: Arrangements should be made for booking desks and increased business hours to serve more people in less time.

53) Statement:

 the metrology department has forecast that a severe cyclonic storm would hit coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha in the next 48 hours.

courses of action:

I: the local administration should advise the fishermen not to go to dangerous area in the sea.

II: the local administration should alert the people of coastal areas of these two states and they should be prepared to shift to safer places.

54) statement:

 the committee has criticized the institute for its failure to implement a dozen of regular programmes despite an increase in the staff strength and not drawing up a firm action plan for studies and research.

Courses of action:

I: the broad objectives of the institute should be redefined to implement practical Action Plan.

II: the institute should give a report on reasons for not having implemented the planned programmes.

55) statement:

 majority of the students in many schools do not pass in the final examination.

 Courses of action:

I: these schools should be closed down as these have become unproductive.

II: The teachers of these schools should immediately be retrenched.

56) statement:

The kharif crops have been affected by the insects for consecutive 3 years in the districts and the farmers harvested less than 50% of produce during these years.

Course of action:

I: the farmers should seek measure to control the attack of insects to protect their crops next year.

II: the government should increase the support price of kharif crops considerably to protect the economic interests of farmers.

57) statement :

the finance minister submits his resignation a month before the new budget is to be presented in the parliament.

Courses of action:

I: the resignation should be accepted and another person should be appointed as the finance minister.

II: the resignation should not be accepted.

57) statement:

  youngsters are often found staring at obscene posters.

Courses of action:

I: children should be punished and penalized if they are found doing so.

II: any display of such material should be banned.

59) statement :

3 persons were caught with huge arms and ammunition in the city.

Courses of action:

I: police should be instructed for night petrolling.

II: the 3 person should be set free and their movements should be carefully watched to nab the other criminals.

60) statement :

India today is midstream in its demographic transaction. In the last 60 years there has been almost continuous decline in mortality. while fertility has declined over the last 20 years. the consequences is that there has been rapid growth in population over the last 50 years.

Courses of action:

I: India should immediately revitalize its family planning programme.

II: the government should immediately launch a massive education programme through media highlighting the implication of population growth at the present rate.

61) statement :

duty free Technology parks where foreign firms can manufacture electronic hardware components are proposed to be established at the various places in the country.

Courses of action:

I: government should immediately implement the proposal to augment the foreign currency reserve by exporting the products.

II: government should not implement the proposal as it will hinder indigenous production of hardware components.

62) Statements:

the government has decided not to provide financial support to voluntary organisations from next 5 years plan and has communicated that all such organisations should raise funds to meet their financial needs.

Courses of action:

I: voluntary organisations should be collaborate with foreign Agencies.

II: they should explore other sources of financial support.

63) statement :

The Asian Development Bank has approved $285 million loan to finance a project to construct a coal bottles by Pradeep and Madras ports by Pradip and Madras Port Trusts.

Courses of action:

I: India should use financial assistance from other International Financial organisations to develop such ports in other places.

II: India should not seek such financial assistance from the International Financial agencies.

64) statements:

 the Alert villagers caught a group of dreaded dacoits armed with murderous weapons.

Courses of action:

I: the villagers should be provided sophisticated weapons.

II: the villagers should be rewarded for their courage and Unity.

65) statement :

the secretary Lamented that the electronic media was losing its credibility and that it should try to regain it by establishing better communications with the listeners and the viewers. He also emphasized the need for training to improve the functioning.

Courses of action:

I: Efforts should be made to get organised feed back on the programme.

II: the critical areas in which the staff requires training should be identified.

66) statement :

A large number of people die every year due to drinking polluted water during the summer.

Courses of action:

I: the government should make adequate arrangements to provide safe drinking water to all its citizens.

II: the people should be educated about the dangers of drinking polluted water.

67) statement :

Orissa and Andhra Pradesh have agreed in principle to set up a joint control board for better control, management and productivity of several inter state multipurpose projects.

Courses of action:

I: other neighbouring States should set up control boards.

II: the proposed control board should not be allowed to function as such joint boards are always ineffective.

68) statements:

Every year, at the beginning or at the end of the monsoons, we have some conjunctivitis, but this year, it seems to be a major epidemic, witnessed after nearly four years.

Courses of action:

I: precautionary measures should be taken after every four years to check this epidemic.

II: people should be adviced to drink boiled water during rainy season.

69) statement:

 researchers are feeling agitated as libraries are not equipped to provide the right information to the right users at the right time in the required format. Even the users are not aware about the various services available for them.

Courses of action:

I: all the information available to the libraries should be computerised to provide faster services to the users.

II: Library staff should be trained in computer operations.

70) statement :

The Indian electronic components industry venturing into the west European markets faces thought competition from the Japanese

Courses of action: 

I: India should search for other international markets for its products.

II: India should improve the quality of the electronic components to compete with the Japanese in capturing these markets.

71) statement:

Since its launching in 1981, Vayudoot has so far accumulated losses amounting to₹ 53 crore.

Courses of action:

I: Vayudoot should be directed to reduce wastful expenditure and to increase passenger fare.

II: an amount about ₹300 crore should be provided to Vayudoot buy to make the airliner economically viable.

72) statement:

Doordarshan is concerned about the quality of it programmes particularly in view of stiff competition it is facing from STAR and other Satellite TV channels and its contemplating various measures to attract for its programmes.

Courses of action:

I: In an effort to attract talent, the Doordarshan has decided to revise its fee structure for the artists.

II: The fee structure should not be revised until other electronic media also revise it.

EXERCISE - 3

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EXERCISE - 2

DIRECTIONS: In each questions below is given a statement followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and III. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the three given suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.

1) statement:

The air and rail services have been severely disrupted due to thick fog in the Northern part of the country.

Courses of action:

I: The rail and the air services should be temporarily suspended in the region.

II: people should be adviced to make their travel plan keeping in mind the probable disruption resulting in delay or cancellation of services.

III: The Government should immediately install modern machines which will enable it to guide the rail and air services even if the thick fog develops.

A) only II follows B) only III follows C) only II and III follow D) all follow E) None of these

2) Statement:

A train derailed near a station while moving over a bridge and fail into a river, resulting in the death of 65 people.

Courses of action:

I: The Railway authorities should clarify the reason of the accidents to the government.

II: the government should allocate funds to compensate the destruction caused.

III: the protection walls of the bridge should be made strong enough to avoid such accidents.

A) only I and II follow B) only II and III follow C) only III follows D) all follow E) none of these

3) Statement:

It is estimated that about 20 lakh people will visit the city during the ensuing festival.

Courses of action:

I: the Civic authority should monitor the crowd and restrict entry of the people beyond a manageable number.

II: the local police authority should be put on high alert to maintain law and order during the festival.

III: all the hospitals in the city should be put on high alert in case of any eventuality.

A) only I and II follow B) only II and III follow C) only I and III follow D) all follow E) none

4) statement:

 there is a considerable increase in the number of persons affected by water borns diseases during monsoon period.

Courses of action:

I: the question should be raised in the Legislative Assembly.

II: the government should disseminate adequate information regarding the pure drinking water to people.

III: all the hospitals in the city should be equipped properly for the treatment of patients during monsoon period.

A) all follow B) only I and II follow C) only II and III follow D) only I and III follow E) none 

5) Statement:

Some strains of mosquito have become a resistant to chloroquine -- the widely used 'medicine for Malaria patients'

Courses of action:

I: selling of chloroquine should be stopped.

II: researchers should develop a new medicine for patients affected by such mosquitoes.

III: all the patients suffering from Malaria should be checked for identification of casual mosquito.

A) none follows B) only I and III follow C) all follow D) only II and III follow E) none of these

6) Statement:

 The Exodus from villages to cities is detrimental to both.

Courses of action:

I: rural postings must be made mandatory.

II: there should be fewer trains linking cities to smaller places.

III: employment generations scheme should be launched in rural areas.

A) only II follows B) only I and II follow C) only III follows D) only II and III follow 

7) Statement:

A large number students who have passed their XII STD. terminal examination in the country could not get admission to colleges as the number of seats available are grossly inadequate.

Courses of action:

I: the evolution system of XII STD terminal examination should be made more tough so that fewer students pass the examination.

II: the government should encourage the private sector to open new colleges by providing them land at cheaper rate.

III: the rich people should be asked to send their wards to foreign countries for higher studies enabling the needy students to get admission in colleges within the country.

A) only I follows B) only II Follows C) only I and II follows D) only II and III follow IV) none

8) Statement: any further increase in the pollution level in the City by way of Industrial effluents and automobile exhaustions would pose a severe threat to the inhabitants.

Courses of action:

I: all the factories in the city should immediately be closed down.

II: The automobiles should not be allowed to ply on the road for more than 4 hours a day.

III: the government should restrict the issue of fresh licences to factories and automobiles.

A) non follows B) ONLY II follows C) only III follows D) all follow E) NONE

9)  Statement:

There was a spurt in criminal activities in the city during the recent festival season.

Courses of action:

I: the police should immediately investigate into the causes of this increase.

II: in future the police should take adequate precaution to avoid recurrence of such situation during festival.

III: the known criminals should be arrested before any season.

A) none follows B) only I and II follow C) only II and III follow D) all follow E) none of these

10) Statement:

Large number of people have become critically ill after consuming spurious liquor  from a local shop.

Courses of action:

I: the government should immediately closed down all the shops selling liquor till the stocks are tested for presence of toxicity.

II: the owner of the liquor shop should be asked to leave the town and open a shop elsewhere.

III: the owner of the liquor shop should immediately be arrested and tried for criminal negligence.

A) only I and II follow B) only II and III follow C) only III follows D) only I and III follow E) all follow

11) Statement:

Number of dropouts from the municipal schools have significantly increased after withdrawal midday meal scheme.

Courses of action:

I: the government should reconsider its decision of withdrawal of midday meal scheme.

II: the government should close down some of the Municipal Schools.

III: the government should carry out a detailed study to find out the reasons for the school dropouts.

A) non follows B) only I follows C) only I and III follow D) only II and III follow E) all follow 

12) Statement:

In the city, over 75% of the people are living in slums and sub standard houses which is a reflection on the housing and Urban Development policies of the government.

Courses of action:

I: there should be a separated department looking after housing and Urban Development.

II: the policies in regard to Urban housing should be reviewed.

III: the policies regarding rural housing also be reviewed so that such problems could be avoided in rural areas.

A) only I follows B) only I and II follow C) only II follows D) either II or III follows E) only II and III follow

12) statement:

Besides looks and appearances, it is also important to development oneself from within.

Courses of action:

I: one should not pay attention to fashion.

Ii: One should pay attention to fashion.

III: Books on self development should be encouraged.

A) only I follows B) only II follows C) only III follows D) only I and III follow

14) Statement:

There have been quite a few incidents of highway robbery on the super expressway between cities A and B during recent months.

Courses of action:

I: the local administration should immediately Set up Police tickets along the expressway to prevent robbery.

II: the local administration should immediately close down the expressway till the robbers are apprehended.

III: more and more people should be given training on how to tackle with the robbers.

A) only I follows B) only I and II follow C) only I and III follow D) all follow E) none

15) statement:

 it has been reported by one of the TV channels that the answer papers of board examination of one state are evaluated by student studying in the same standard with the help of model answers as instructed by the examiners.

Courses of action:

I: all such examiners should be immediately suspended from their official positions.

II: all such papers evaluated by the student should be immediately confiscated and got the evaluated by qualified teachers.

III: the board should explore possibilities even though they are remote, of getting the answer papers of this examination evaluated by computerised machines.

A) only I follows B) only II follows C) only III follows D) only I and II follow E) all follow

16) statement :

the vehicular traffic has increased so much in the recent past that it takes at least two hours to travel between the city and the airport during peak hours.

courses of action:

I: non airport bound vehicle should not be allowed to ply on the road connecting the city and the airport.

II: The Load of the vehicular traffic should be diverted through various link roads during peak hours.

III: the departure and arrival of flights should be regulated so as to avoid congestion during peak hours.

A) only I follows B) only II follows C) only I and II follow D) all follow E) none

17) statement:

In one of the worst accidents in Railway level crossing 50 people died when a bus carrying them collided on to a running train.

Courses of action:

I: the train driver should immediately be suspended.

II: the driver of the bus should be tried in court for negligence on his part.

III: the railway authority should be asked to man all its level crossings

A) None follows B) only I and II follow C) only III follows D) only II and III follow E) none of these

18) Statement:

 there is an unprecedented increasing in the production of wheat this kharif season in most parts of the country.

Courses of action:

I: the government should immediately lower down the procurement price of wheat.

II: the farmers should be asked to store the excess produces with themselves to be used for future.

III: the government should make its best efforts to export wheat to augmented its presence in international market.

A) only I and II follow B) only II and III follow C) only I and III follow D) all follow E) none

19) statement :

The company X has rejected first lot of values supplied by company A and has cancelled it's entire huge order quoting use of inferior quality material and poor craftsmanship.

Courses of action:

I:  the company A needs to investigate functioning of its purchase, production and quality control departments.

II: the company A should inspect all the valves rejected by company the company should inform company X.

III: The company A should inform company X that steps have been taken for improvement and renegotiate schedule of supply.

A) only I and II follow B) only II follows C) II ,and either I or III follow D) all I, II and III follow E) none

20) Statement:

Every year thousands of eligible students do not get admission in colleges both in Urban and rural areas after passing their school leaving certificate examination.

Courses of action:

I: More colleges should be set up in both urban rural areas.

II: the number of schools in both urban and rural areas should be reduced.

III:  More School should offer vocational courses to equip students for taking up their vacation after completing their school education.

A) only I follows B) only II and III follow C) only I and III follow D) all follow E) none

21) Statement:

Major part of the ravi crop in the district is damaged due to unusual heavy rains during the last few days.

Courses of action:

I:  the government should grant relief to the affected farmers to compensate their loss.

II:  the government should provide free seed and fertilizer to the farmers for the kharif season.

III:  the government should waive all the loans taken for the Rabi crop by the affected farmers.

A) only I and II follow B) only II follows C) only II and III follow D) only III follows E) all follow

22) Statement:

There has been unprecedented increase in the prices of essential commodities during the past few days due to the strike all given by the Transporters' Association.

Courses of action:

I: the transporters association should be ordered by the government to immediately withdraw strike call or else they will face severe consequences.

II: the government should immediately make alternative arrangements to ensure adequate supply of essential commodities in the market.

III: the government should immediately declare the strike illegal and put all those responsible for the strike behind bars.

A) only I and II follow B) only II and III follow C) only I and III follow D) all follow  E) none

23) Statement:

Lack of coordination between the university, its colleges and various authorities has resulted in students ousted from one college seeking migration to another.

Courses of action:

I: if a student is ousted from a college, the information should be sent to all the other colleges of the university.

II: the admission to all colleges of the university should be handled by the University directly.

III: A separation section should be made for taking strict action against students indulging in anti social activities.

A) oy I follow B) only II follows C) only III follows D) only I and III follow E) only II and III follow

24)  statement :

Proverty is increasing because the people, who are deciding how to tackle it, know absolutely nothing about the poor.

Courses of action:

I: the decision makers should go to the gross root levels.

Ii: the dicision makers should come from the poorer sections of the society.

III: A new set of decision makers should replace the existing one.

A) only I follows B) only II follows C) only either I or III follows D) all follow

25) Statement:

Drinking water supply to New Bombay has been suspended till further orders from Maharashtra pollution control board following pollution of Patalganga river, caused by discharge of effluents from some chemical industries.

Courses of action:

I: the industries responsible for discharging effluents into the river should be asked to close down immediately.

II: the river water should immediately be treated chemically before resuming supply.

III: the pollution control board should check the nature of effluents being discharged into the river by industries at regular intervals.

A)  only I follows B) only II and III follow C) only III follows D) all follows  E) none

26) Statements:

 the management of school M has decided to give free breakfast from next academic year to all the students in its primary section through its canteen even though they will not get any government grant.

Courses of action:

I: the school will have to admit many poor students who will seek admission for the next academic year.

II: the canteen facilities and utensils have to be checked and new purchases to be made to equip it properly.

III: Funds will have to be raised to support the scheme for years to come.

A) only I follows B) only either I or II follows C) only II and III follow D) all follow e) none

27) statement:

 the day time temperature in this summer have been 4 to 5 degree Celsius above the normal temperature across the country.

Courses of action:

I: all the district headquarters should be alerted to send prompt reports of death due to heat waves in their jurisdiction.

II:  the government machinery should be put on high alert and  provided with necessary equipments to prevent untoward incident.

III: the government should make necessary arrangements to provide drinking water in all the areas affected due to extreme heat waves.

A) only I follows B)only I and II follow C) all follow D) only III follows E)  only II and III follow

28)  statement:

A mass mortality of shrimps in ponds on entire Andhra coast has recently been reported due to presence of a virus.

Courses of action:

I: the water of the ponds affected should immediately be treated for identifying the nature of the virus.

II: the catching of shrimps from the Ponds should temporarily be stopped.

III: the fishermen should be asked to watch for the onset of such phenomenon in nature.

A) only I follows B) only I and II follow C) all follow D) only II and III follow E) none

29) statement:

 many private sector banks reduced interest rate on housing loans in comparison to public sector banks.

Courses of action:

I: the case should be raised before the regulatory authority for investigation by the public sector banks as they cannot follow such  reduction.

II: public sector banks must adapt such policy to remain in competition.

III: the public sector banks should advertise their special feature repeatedly so that they do not lose their future customers.

A) all follow B) only I and II follow C) only I and II follow D) only either II or III follows  E) none

30) Statement:

Incessant rain for the past several days has posted post the problem of overflowing and flood as the river bed is full of silt and mud.

Courses of action:

I: the people residing near the river should be shifted to a safe place.

Ii: the people should be made aware about the imminent danger over radio/television.

III: the silt and mud from the river bed should be cleared immediately after the receding of the water level.

A) none follows B) only I and II follow C) only II and III follow D) only I and III follow E) all follow

31) Statement:

the meteorological department has issued a notification forecasting less rainfall during next year's monsoon.

Courses of action :

I: the government should immediately set up water authority for proper management of water resources.

II: the water supply authorities should be asked to implement reduction in regular water supply to tackle the situation .

III: the farmers should be advertised advice to cultivate alternate crops which require less water during the coming months.

A) only I and II follow B) only II and III follow C) only I and III follow D) all follow E) none

32) statement :

over 27000 binded Labourers identified and freed are  the Still awaiting rehabilitation.

Courses of action:

I: more cases of bonded labourers should be identified.

II: Till the proper rehabilitation facilities are available, the bonded labourers should not be freed.

III:  the impediments in the way of speedy and proper rehabilitation of bonded labourers should be removed.

A) none follows B) only I follows C)  only II follows D) only III follows E)  only II and III follow

33) statement:

Residents from Model Colony coming under North Ward of City X have a complained to the Ward Officer that for last three days the tap water in the word is contaminated and no action is being initiated by Municipal staff.

Courses of action:

I: the Ward Officer of North Ward should initiate action against residents who have lodged Complaints against Municipal staff.

II: The Ward Officer should ask his junior officer to visit Model Colony to assess the actual condition of water with his staff and to get samples of water tested from laboratories.

III: the Warrd Officer should ask Ward Engineer to check water installations and pipelines in the Model Colony area.

A) only I and II follow B) only II and III follow C) only I and III follow D)  only either I or III and II follow E) none

34) statements:

According to the officials, paucity of funds with the organisation has  led to the pathetic condition of this brilliant architectural structure.

Courses of action:

I: A new architectural structure for the building should be designed.

II: the reasons for the poor condition of the structure should be found out.

III. Grant should be given to improve the condition of the structure.

A) only I follows B) only II follows C) only III follows D) only II and III follow E) only I and III follow

35) statement:

 there has been an unprecedented increases in use of multipractices by the students during various examinations held in the country this year.

Courses of action:

I: all the concerned authorities conducting these examinations should emediately take effective measures to curb this menace.

II: all those students who are detected to have used unfair means should be debarred from appearing in any of these examinations for the next three years.

III: using unfair means should immediately be made cognizable offence by passing necessary legislations.

A) only I follows B) only I and II follow C) only II and III follow D) only I and III follow E) all follow

36) statement:

 the institute has fixed for the investors a validity period of 1 year for transfer for some of its listed schemes.

Courses of action:

I: the Institute should consult investors before fixing the duration of validity period.

II: the investors should be duly informed about the validity period.

III: list of schemes covered under this validity period should be communicated

A) only I and II follow B) only III follows C) only II and III follow D)  only I and III follow E) all follow

37) statement :

Nuclear power cannot make a country secure.

Courses of action:

I: We must stop further expenses on increasing our nuclear power.

II: We must destroy our nuclear capability.

III: we must concentrate on improving our diplomatic relations.

A) only I follows B) only II follows C) only III follows D) only I and III follow

38) statement:

 the metrological department has reported that a severe storm is likely to heat the city during the next 48 hours.

Courses of action:

I: The administration should advise all the business and educational establishments to close down for 2 days.

II: the administration should not make the information public as it could create panic among the residents of city.

III: the administration should activate its disaster management program to tackle any possible emergency situation.

A) only I and II follow B) only III follows C) only II and III follow D) only I and III follow E) all follow

39) Statement:

the deputy mayor of city Z has proposed to install a plant of mineral water and to supply citizens mineral water bottles of ₹6 per litre as against ₹10 per litre being sold by local private companies.

Courses of action:

I: the local private company of city Z will have to close their operation.

II: The corporation of city Z will have to provide for losses in this project in its budget.

III: The tap water schemes of city Z will have to be stopped.

A) only I and II follow B) only II and III follow C) only I and III follow D) all follow E) none

40) A large number of students are reported to be dropping out of school in villages as their parents want their children to help them in farms.

Courses of action:

I: the government should be immediately launch a programme to create an awareness among the farmers about the value of education.

II: the government should offer incentive to those farmers whose children remain in schools.

III: education should be made compulsory for all children upto the age of 14 and their employment banned.

A) only I and II follow B) only II and III follow C) only I and III follow D) All follow E) none

41) Statement:

A large number of students studying in municipal school could not pass the Xth STD Board examination causing frustration among the students and their parents.

Courses of action:

I: the municipal authority should immediately review the position and initiate measures to improve the situation.

I: the municipal authority should immediately fill up the teacher's vacancies in the municipal schools.

III: The municipal authority should close down some of their schools and concentrate their attention on remaining schools to improve the conditions

A) only I and II follow B) only II and III follow C) only I and III follow D) all follow E) none

42) Statement:

Without the active Coorperation between the proprietor and the employees of the mill, it cannot remain a profitable concern for long.

Courses of action:

I: The mill should be closed down.

II: The workers should be asked to co-operate with the owners.

III: the owners should be asked to co-operate with the employees.

A) none follows B) only I and II follow C) all follow D) only II and III follow E) none of these

43) statement: people residing in some tribal areas are far from education.

Courses of action:

I:  government should render all help to the NGOs to open schools there.

II: a mass awareness programme must be initiated in these areas.

III: social workers should be entrusted with the job of educating them.

A) only I and follow B) only II and III follow C) only I and III follow D) only either I or III and II follow E) all follow

44) statements:

 the weather Bureau has through a recent Bulletin forecast heavy rainfall during the next week which may cause water logging in several parts of the city.

Courses of action:

I: the bulletin should be given wide publicity through the mass media.

II: the Civic authority should keep in readiness the pumping system for removal of water from these parts.

III: the people should be adviced to stay indoors during the period.

A) none follows B) only I and II follow C) only II follows D) only II and III follow E) none

45) Statement:

 there are more than 200 villages in the hill area of Uttar Pradesh which are severely damaged on State government for relief and rehabilitation work.

Courses of action:

I: people of hill area should be shifted to other safer places.

II: state government should ask more financial support from central government.

III: government should levy relief tax to the corporate sector to ease the additional burden.

A) none of follow B) only I and II follow C) only II and III follow D) only I and III follow E) none of these

46) statement:

 the condition of all major Roads in the city has deteriorated due to incessant rain during the last two months.

Courses of action:

I: The city civic authority should deploy additional traffic staff to regulate the vehicular movement.

II:  the city authority should immediately make arrangements for repairs of the damaged roads.

III: motorists should be alerted at various places by putting up sign boards about the bad patches of the roads to enables them to plan their journey accordingly.

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