Course of Action Questions

• Statement : A major part of the local market in the city was gutted due to a short circuit causing extensive damage to goods and property. Course of action: I. The Govt. should issue strict guidelines for all established regarding installation and maintenance of electrical fittings. II. The Government should relocate all the markets to the outskirts of the city.
• Statement : An increasing number of farmers prefer to avail loans from local money leaders instead of the bank owing to complicated paperwork involved in banks. Course of action : I Local money leaders who charge interest rates lower than the bank should be punished II. Bank should simplify the procedure to avail of loans so as to suit the farmers.
• Statement : A major river in the city was reduced to a polluted and dirty canal after tonnes of sewage made way into it over the years. Course of action : I All those who dumped garbage and sewage into the river should be penalized. II. The Government should modify the sewage system and find an alternate way to dump the city's waste.
• Statement : Water table in most part of the State has gone sown to such a level that its extraction for irrigation purpose is not economical any more Course of action : I Extraction of ground water for any purpose in the state should be banned for some time in order to replenish the water table. II. The Government should made provisions for alternative method of irrigation so that the farmers are not compelled to use ground water.
• Statement : A university librarian reported increase cases of theft of books from the library. Course of action : I Stricter security arrangements should be put in pace in order to prevent such incidents. II. All the students in the university should be made to pay a hefty fine in order to replace the lost books.
• Statement : Indigenous tribes living near Amazon forest are cutting down the trees to cover their basic needs, thus severely affecting the ecological balance in the computer. Course of action : I. All the tribes living near Amazon rain forest should be forced to shift to urban areas of the country.
• Statement Two local passenger trains collided while running in opposite direction on the same track as the signalling system failed for a short period. Courses of Action I. The services of the motormen of the trains should immediately be terminated. II. The government should immediately constitute a task force to review the functioning of the signalling system.
• Statement Almost 90% of the flights of one of the private airline company were cancelled for the fourth consecutive day as the pilots refused to join their duties in protest against sacking of two of their colleagues by the airline management. Courses of Action I. The management of the airline company should be ordered by the Government to immediately reinstate the sacked pilots to end the crisis. II. The Government should immediately take steps to end the impasse between the management and the pilots to help the helpless passengers.
• Statement A major part of the local market in the city was gutted due to a short circuit causing extensive damage to goods and property. Courses of Action I. The Government should issue strict guidelines for all establishment regarding installation and maintenance of electrical fittings. II. The Government should relocate all the markets to the outskirts of the city.
• Statement Air export volume has increased substantially over the past decade causing backlogs and difficulties for air cargo agents because of increased demand for space and service. Courses of Action I. Airlines and air cargo agent should jointly work out a solution to combat the problem. II. The reasons for the increase in the volume of air export should be found out.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.