Course of Action problems
- 1. Statement
The world conference of 'Education For All' took place in 1990. Members who attended conference endorsed the frame-work of action for meeting the learning needs of all children.
Courses of Action
I. India should suitably implement the action points of this conference.
II. India should also immediately organize this type of conference.
Options- A. If only I follows
- B. if only II follows
- C. if neither I nor II follows
- D. If both I and II follow Discuss
Correct Answer: If only I follows
Explanation:
Implementation of such action plans as framed by the conference is a right course of action as it will give an immediate and effective impact on the standard of education for the children.
- 2. Statement
A number of school children in the local schools have fallen ill after the consumption of their subsidized tiffin provided by the school authority,
Courses of Action
I. The tiffin facility of all schools should discontinued with immediate effect.
II. The Government should implement a system to certify the quality of tiffin provided by the school.
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
Correct Answer: if only II follows
Explanation:
I is invalid because of being an extreme action. II is a proper corrective measure.
- 3. Statement
Heavy rains hit the the state during October, just before the State Assembly elections and caused heavy damage to standing crops in most parts of the state.
Courses of Action
I. Elections should be postponed to give candidates the opportunity to campaign.
II. The Government should announce a relief package for those who are affected.
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
Correct Answer: if both I and II follows
Explanation:
I follows because holding the elections at this juncture would render the exercise meaningless, II follows for 'heavy damage'.
- 4. Statement
An increasing number of graduates produced by Indian university are unemployable.
Courses of Action
I. Colleges and institutes of higher learning should be given greater autonomy to decided the course content.
II. World class foreign universities should be encouraged to set up campuses in India.
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
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows
Explanation:
None focuses on the real reason of unemployability.
- 5. Statement
Although the Indian economy is still heavily dependent on agriculture, its share in global agricultural trade is less than the share of agriculture exports to total exports.
Courses of Action
I. Efforts should be made to increased our agricultural production.
II. The exports of non- agricultural commodities should be reduced.
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
Correct Answer: if only I follows
Explanation:
Only by increasing our agricultural production, we can have a better position in international agricultural trade. Reduction in non agricultural commodities will further worsen our position. So, only I is the right course of action.
- 6. Statement
Huge amount of resources are required to develop tourist places in a country like India,, which is endowed with vast coastline, rivers, forest temples etc.
Course of Action
I. More tourist resorts along the coastlines only should be started.
II. The tourist potential of India should be exploited.
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
Correct Answer: if only II follows
Explanation:
As in the given statements, India is already endowed with tourist spots. Therefore, The exiting potential should be exploited.
- 7. Statement
The Government has decided not to provided financial supports to voluntary organizations from next five years plan and has communicated that all such organizations should raise funds to meet their financial needs.
Courses of Action
I. Voluntary organizations should collaborate with foreign agencies.
II. They should explore other sources of financial support.
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
Correct Answer: if only II follows
Explanation:
Obviously, if Government has decided to stop financial support to voluntary organizations, these organizations should find other sources of financial support. Hence II is valid.
- 8. Statement
The experts group on technical education has stressed that computer education should be provided to children from primary school itself. It should be implemented in urban and rural schools, simultaneously.
Courses of Action
I. Government should issue instructions to all schools for computer education.
II. At east one teacher of each school should be trained in computer operations for teaching children.
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
Correct Answer: if both I and II follows
Explanation:
Both are the right courses of action for effective implementation of computer education at primary level in urban and rural schools.
- 9. Statement
The dolphin populations in India has been decreasing sharply over the past few years.
Courses of Actions
I. Dolphins should be declared an endangered species ans bred in aquariums or protected areas.
II. Locals should be enlisted to protect dolphins.
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
Correct Answer: if both I and II follows
Explanation:
Both I and II will help increases the population of dolphins.
- 10. Statement
Reports of steep and continued decline in the inflows into the Govindsagar reservoir of the Bhakhra Dam, coupled with a depleted stock of steam coal with the thermal power plants in the North, may lead to a serious power crisis in the region.
Courses of Action
I. The supply of steam coal to the thermal power plants needs to be immediately stepped up by the Government.
II. The Government should set up hydraulic power plants on other rivers in the region.
Options- A. if only I follows
- B. if only II follows
- C. if eithe I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows Discuss
Correct Answer: if only I follows
Explanation:
Statement point out the crisis faced by the power plants and one of the crisis is depletion of stock of steam coal with the thermal power plants in the North. Therefore, it is the right course of action to supply the steam coal to the thermal power plants. Secondly, since the water inflows into the Gobindsagar has declined, setting up of another hydraulic power plant will be futile.
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