Course of Action Questions

• Statement Financial stringency prevented the Government of state 'X' from paying salaries to its employees, since April this year. Courses of Action I. The Government of state 'X' should immediately curtail the staff strength at least by 30%. II. The Government of state 'X' should reduce wasteful expenditure and arrange to pay the salaries of its employees.
• Statement The police department has come under a cloud with recent revelations that at least two senior police officers are suspected to have been involved in the illegal sale of large quantity of weapons from the state police armory. Courses of Action I. A through investigation should be ordered by the State Government to find out all those who are involved in to the illegal sale of arms. II. State police armory should be kept under central Government control.
• Statement Millions of pilgrims are expected to take a dip in the Ganga at the holy place during the next fortnight. Courses of Action I. The Government should restrict the number of pilgrims who can take dip each day during the fortnight. II. The Government should deploy an adequate number of security personnel to maintain law and order during the next fortnight at the holy place.
• Statement The rate of inflation has reached its highest in last twenty years and there is no sing of its softening in the coming months. Courses of Action I. The Government should initiate steps like reducing Government taxes on essential commodities with immediate effect. II. Farmers should be asked by the Government To sell their products at lower prices.
• Statement The state Government has decided to declare 'Kala Azar' as a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Act. Under the Epidemic Act, 1897, Family members or neighbours of the patient are liable to be punished in case they did not inform the State Authorities. Courses of Action I. Efforts should be made to efficiently implement the Act. II. The cases of punishment should be propagated through mass media, so that more people become aware of the stern action.
• Statement Every year, at the beginning or at the end of the monsoon, we have some cases of conjunctivitis, but this year it seems to be a major epidemic, witnessed after nearly four years. Courses of Action I. Precautionary measure should be taken after very four years to check the epidermic, II. People should be advised to drink boiled water during the monsoon season.
• Statement The committee has criticized the institute for its failure to implement a dozen of regular programmers despite an increase in the staff strength and not drawing up a firm action plan for studies and researches. Courses of Action I. The broad objectives of the institute should be redefined to implement a practical action plan. II. The institute should give a report on reasons for not having implemented the planned programmes.
• Statement Many pilgrims died in a stampede while boarding a private ferry to the holy place on the first day of the ten day long festival, Courses of Action I. The Government should immediately cancel the licenses of all the private ferry operators with immediate effect. II. The Government should deploy an adequate number of its personnel to guide pilgrims on their journey to the holy place.
• Statement Some students of the local college were caught traveling in the train without purchasing valid tickets. Courses of Action I. The parents of these students should be informed about the incident and requested to counsel their wards. II. These students should be put behind bars for traveling without bonafide credentials.
• 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 basic learning needs of all children. Courses of Action 1. India should suitably implement the action points of this conference. 2. India should suitably immediately organize this type of conference.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.