Course Of Action

Statement: Every year large number of devotees dies due to severe cold on their way to the shrine located at the top of the mountain range.

Courses of Action:

The devotees should be discouraged to visit the shrine without having proper warm clothes and other amenities.
The government should provide warm clothes and shelter to all the devotees visiting the shrine.

A:

Only I follows

B:

Only II follows

C:

Either I or II follows

D:

Neither I nor II follows

Answer: A

Clearly, the problem can be solved by warning the devotees of the excessive cold at the shrine. So, only I follow.

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Statement: Every year, at the beginning or at the end of the monsoons, we have some cases of conjunctivitis, but this year, it seems to be a major epidemic, witnessed after nearly four years.

Courses of Action:

Precautionary measures should be taken after every four years to check this epidemic.
People should be advised to drink boiled water during rainy season.

A:

Only I follows

B:

Only II follows

C:

Either I or II follows

D:

Neither I nor II follows

Answer: B

The disease occurs at the end of monsoons every year. So, precautionary measures every four years shall not help. The second course of action shall be a preventive measure. So, only course II follows.

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Statement: A large number of engineering graduates in the country are not in a position to have gainful employment at present and the number of such engineers is likely to grow in the future.

Courses of Action:

The government should launch attractive employment generation schemes and encourage these graduates to opt for such schemes to use their expertise and knowledge effectively.
This happened due to proliferation of engineering colleges in the country and thereby lowered the quality of the engineering graduates. Those colleges which are not equipped to impart quality education should be closed down.

A:

Only I follows

B:

Only II follows

C:

Either I or II follows

D:

Neither I nor II follows

Answer: B

The emphasis should be not on the Government putting all the engineering graduates to jobs but on the colleges producing not 'degree-holders' but real technical minds which could compete well for gainful employment. So, only course II follows.

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Statement: A very large number of students have failed in the final high school examination due to faulty questions in one of the subjects.

Courses of Action:

All the students who have failed in the subject should be allowed to take supplementary examination.
All those who are responsible for the error should be suspended and an enquiry should be initiated to find out the facts.

A:

Only I follows

B:

Only II follows

C:

Either I or II follows

D:

Neither I nor II follows

Answer: E

There being faulty questions in the examination paper is a blunder on the part of school management and students should not be made to suffer on account of this. Thus, a re-test should be organised for the students and those responsible for the error be penalised to prevent reoccurrence of such mistake in the future. Hence, both the courses follow.

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Statement: It is necessary to adopt suitable measures to prevent repetition of bad debts by learning from the past experiences of mounting non-performing assets of banks.

Courses of Action:

Before granting loan to customers their eligibility for loan should be evaluated strictly.
To ensure the payment of instalments of loan, the work, for which loan was granted, should be supervised minutely on regular basis.

A:

Only I follows

B:

Only II follows

C:

Either I or II follows

D:

Neither I nor II follows

Answer: E

To ensure that debts taken are repaid promptly, the customer's requirements and future prospects ought to be studied and their work constantly checked. Thus, both the courses follow.

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