Cause–effect and prudent action: decide the best response to an acute power shortage Prompt: "Owing to the acute power shortage, the people of our locality have decided to …" Choose the most sensible conservation-focused completion.
Verbal Ability
Completing Statements
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Adispense with other non-conventional energy sources
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Bresort to abundant use of electricity for illumination
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Coff-switch the electrical appliance while not in use
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Dexplore other avenues for utilising the excess power
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Eresort to use of electricity only when it is inevitable
Answer
Correct Answer: resort to use of electricity only when it is inevitable
Explanation
Given data
- Cause: acute power shortage.
- Effect: community decision (should favor conservation).
Concept/ApproachIn a shortage, prudent action is to conserve electricity and use it only when essential.
Option analysisresort to use of electricity only when it is inevitable — expresses conservation under necessity. ✅(a) "Dispense with other non-conventional energy sources" removes alternatives; illogical.(b) "Abundant use" contradicts shortage.(c) Grammar is off; intent is similar to conservation but phrasing is incorrect.(d) Mentions "excess power", which contradicts "shortage".
Final Answerresort to use of electricity only when it is inevitable.