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- Question
- Statement
Any further increases in pollution level in the city, by way of industrial effluent and automobile exhaustion, would pose a severe treat to the inhabitants.
Courses of Action
I. All the factories in the city should be immediately closed down.
II. The automobiles should not be allowed to be ply on the road for more than four hours a day.
III. The Government should restrict the issue of fresh licenses to factories and automobiles.
Options- A. Only III follows
- B. All follow
- C. Only II follows
- D. None follows
- Correct Answer
- Only III follows
ExplanationOnly courses of action III is the right courses of action because other courses are not feasible.
- 1. Statement
A blast was triggered off injuring many, when the night shift workers at an ordinance factory were handling 'fox signalling explosive'.
Courses of Action
I. The factory management should train its staff as regards to the safety aspects of handling such explosive materials.
II. The service of the supervisor in charge of the night shift should be terminated immediately.
III. The factory should immediately stop carrying out such exercises at night.
Options- A. None follows
- B. All follow
- C. Only I follows
- D. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 2. Statement
Some strains of mosquito have become 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 causal mosquito.
Options- A. None follow
- B. Both I and II follow
- C. Both II and III follows
- D. All follow Discuss
- 3. Statement
The institute has fixed for the investors a validity period of one year for transfer forms 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.
Options- A. All follows
- B. Both I and II follows
- C. Both I and III follows
- D. Both II and III follows Discuss
- 4. 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 university.
II. The admissions to all the colleges of the universities should be handle by the university directly.
III. A separate section should be made for taking strict action against students indulging in anti- social activities.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Only III follows
- D. Both I and III follow Discuss
- 5. 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 separate department looking after housing and urban development.
II. The policies in regard to urban housing should be reviewed.
III. The policies regarding rural housing should also be reviewed, so that such problems could be avoided in rural areas.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Both II and III follow
- D. Either II or III follows Discuss
- 6. Statement
Cholera broke out recently in most of the cities killing a large number of people and affecting hundreds of households.
Courses of Action
I. An inquiry should be initiated to identify the cause of the catastrophe.
II. The civic administration should make the general public aware of, through mass media, the preventive measures to be adopted in such a situation.
III. The para-military forces should be called into help the civic administration.
Options- A. None follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Both I and II follow
- D. All follow Discuss
- 7. Statement
India's pre-eminent position in the world black pepper production and trade is in danger as some of the countries, which recently started production of the 'king of the spices' crop from India root stocks, are farming better by adopting modern cultivation practices.
Courses of Action
I. India should immediately stop supplying root stocks of black pepper to other countries.
II. India should adopt modern technology for cultivating black pepper to compete in the international market.
III. India should reduce the price of its black pepper to remain competitive in the world market.
Options- A. All follow
- B. Only II follows
- C. Only I follows
- D. Only III follows Discuss
- 8. Statement
A large private bank has decided to retrench one-third of its employees in view of the huge losses incurred it during the past three quarters.
Courses of Action
I. The Government should issue a notification to general public to immediately stop all transactions with the bank.
II. The Government should direct the bank to refrain from retrenching its employees.
III. The Government should ask the central bank of the country to initiate an inquiry into the bank's activities and submit its report.
Options- A. None follows
- B. Only I foloows
- C. Only II follows
- D. Only III follows Discuss
- 9. Statement
Without the active cooperation 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 cooperate with the owners.
III. The owner should be asked to cooperate with the employees.
Options- A. Both I and II follow
- B. None follows
- C. All follow
- D. Both II and III follow Discuss
- 10. Statement
Many students of the local school fell ill for the fourth time in a row in the last six months after consuming food prepared by the school canteen.
Courses of Action
I. The school management should immediately terminate the contract of the school canteen and ask for compensation.
II. The school management should advise all the students not a eat food articles the canteen.
III. The owner of the canteen should immediately be arrested for negligence.
Options- A. None follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Only III follows
- D. Both I and II follows Discuss
Course of Action problems
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Correct Answer: Both I and II follow
Explanation:
Course of action I is the right courses of action because training to the staff as to the safety aspects of handling explosive material will reduce the chances of such accidents in future. Courses of action II is also right course as it will work as deterrent to check any negligence, in such work.
Correct Answer: Both II and III follows
Explanation:
It is given in the statement that cholroquine has become ineffective for malaria patients. therefore researchers should develop a new medicine for the patients and all the patient suffering from malaria should be checked for identification of the causal mosquito.
Correct Answer: Both II and III follows
Explanation:
The Investors should be informed about the validity period, and the list of schemes covered under this validity period should be communicated so that the investors can benefit from this facility.
Correct Answer: Only I follows
Explanation:
Only Course of action, is a the right courses of action which says that, if a student is ousted from a collage, the information should be sent to all the other colleges of university. This the way by which coordination between the university and the colleges can be maintained.
Correct Answer: Only II follows
Explanation:
The statement speaks of the failure of housing and urban development policies of the Government, hence the policies in regard to urban housing should be reviewed.
Correct Answer: All follow
Explanation:
All the courses of action provide the feasible and effective steps for the problem discussed in the statement. Hence, all the courses of action are correct.
Correct Answer: Only II follows
Explanation:
Only better quality can put India back in the competitive field of black pepper production.So, India should go for modern technology for cultivating black pepper to compete in the present international market.
Correct Answer: Only III follows
Explanation:
Courses of action I would be a extreme step. Courses of action II is not within the Government's preview. Courses of action III is advisable when there is retrenchment on such a large scale.
Correct Answer: Both II and III follow
Explanation:
It given in the statement that cooperation between the proprietor and the employees is required for profit making reasons. It is therefore, required that both employees and proprietor should cooperate with each other.
Correct Answer: None follows
Explanation:
Courses of action I and III would be too harsh; II is absurd. Effort should be made to supervise the quality of the food prepared by the canteen
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