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- Question
- Statement
The local college principal has ordered that all the students must strictly adhere to the dress code stipulated by college authority in the admission brochure.
Courses of Action
I. Those students who are found to violate the dress code should be terminated from the college.
II. Those student who are found to violate the dress code for the first time should be reprimanded and be warned against further violation.
Options- A. if only I follows
- B. If only II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows
- Correct Answer
- If only II follows
ExplanationGoing for I is an extreme action and should be resorted to only when the students fail to behave themselves after repeated warnings like the one given in II.
- 1. Statement
There has been a spurt of robbery and house breaking incidents in one locality during the past fortnight.
Courses of Action
I. The local police station personnel should start patrolling the locality at regular intervals.
II. The residents in the locality should be asked by the police authority not to leave their houses during the night.
Options- A. if only I follows
- B. If only II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows Discuss
- 2. Statement
Despite good economic progress of the country, significant number of under-nourished children has been observed in the rural parts of the country.
Courses of Action
I. Government should increase Wealth Tax/ Income Tax and use that money for upliftment of the deprived class.
II. Government should introduce schemes like free meals in primary schools and make primary education compulsory.
Options- A. if only I follows
- B. If only II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if both I nor II follows Discuss
- 3. Statement
Cases of road accidents are increasing constantly, particularly in the urban areas.
Courses of Action
I. Transport Authorities in the urban areas should impose stringent norms for maintenance of vehicles.
II. Traffic police should severely punish those found to be violating traffic rules.
Options- A. if only I follows
- B. If only II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows Discuss
- 4. Statement
It is reported that vitamins and minerals in vegetables and fruits are beneficial for human body. Medicines do not have the same effect on human body.
Courses of Action
I. People should be encouraged to take fresh fruits and vegetables to meet human body's requirement of vitamins and minerals.
II. The sale of medicines of vitamins and minerals should be banned.
Options- A. if only I follows
- B. if only II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows Discuss
- 5. Statement
The chairman stressed the need for making education system more flexible and regretted that the curriculum has not been revised in keeping with 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.
Options- A. if only I follows
- B. if only II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if both I and II follows Discuss
- 6. Statement
The railway have decide to repair the main tracks within the city on the following Sunday and have decide to suspend operations for the whole day.
Courses of Action
I. The railway authority should issue public notification well in advanced to case inconvenience to the passengers.
II. All the long distance trains entering the city during the repair hours should be terminated outside the city limit.
Options- A. If only I follows
- B. if only II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if both I and II follows Discuss
- 7. Statement
Despite child labour laws, children can be seen working in hotels, shops, houses very frequently.
Courses of Action
I. The Government should not make such laws which cannot be enforced.
II. A proper education system for the primary level particularly for lower caste community may eradicate this problem.
Options- A. if only I follows
- B. if only II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows Discuss
- 8. Statement
School dropout rate is very high in the rural areas as children support their parents in income earning activities.
Courses of Action
I. Public awareness programme on primary education should be expanded immediately to educate parents.
II. Compensation should be given to rural families.
Options- A. if only I follows
- B. if only II follos
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows Discuss
- 9. Statement
A large part of the locality was flooded as the main pipe supplying drinking water bursted while the workers of a utility company were laying cables in the area.
Courses of Action
I. The civic authority should immediately arrange to repair the damage and stop loss of water.
II. The civic authority should seek an explanation and compensation from the utility company for the damage caused by them.
Options- A. if only I f0llows
- B. if only II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if both I and II follows Discuss
- 10. Statement
The army has been alerted in the district following floods triggered by incessant rains.
Course of Action
I. Relief to flood affected people should be arranged.
II. Supply of flood articles should be arranged.
III. Adequate medical facilities should be arranged.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Both I and III follows
- D. All follow Discuss
Course of Action problems
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Correct Answer: if only I follows
Explanation:
I follows, because the patrolling would create a fear among the robbers and act as deterrent. II does not follows because it is not feasible.
Correct Answer: if both I nor II follows
Explanation:
Both I and II follow, because providing nourishment to children needs money. Also, making primary education compulsory is a step forward to tackle the problem of under-nourishment.
Correct Answer: If only II follows
Explanation:
Poor maintenance of vehicles may lead to pollution, but is seldom a cause of accident. Hence I does not follows. But II follows as violation of traffic rules is the chief causes of accidents.
Correct Answer: if only I follows
Explanation:
According to the statement, the suitable Courses of action is I. People should be encouraged to take fresh fruits and vegetables instead of medicines to meet human body's requirement of vitamins and minerals.
Correct Answer: if both I and II follows
Explanation:
Statement speaks of inadequacies of the education system and emphasizes the need for flexibility and revision. Hence, both the actions are right courses of action to update the curriculum.
Correct Answer: if both I and II follows
Explanation:
Both I and II follow. I follows because such an advance notice makes the passengers mentally prepared; II follows as an inevitable courses of action.
Correct Answer: if only II follows
Explanation:
Only Courses of action II follow as primary education may eradicate the problem.
Correct Answer: if only I follows
Explanation:
Only Course of action I can follow as public awareness programme should be expanded immediately.
Correct Answer: if both I and II follows
Explanation:
I is advisable in the short term while II in the long term.
Correct Answer: All follow
Explanation:
All the courses of action are worth pursuing for the problem as defined in the statement, because flood affected persons need all sort of relief i.e., food, medical facilities etc.
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