Exercise: Course Of Action

Questions for: Course Of Action

Statement: There was a spurt in criminal activities in the city during the recent festival season.

Courses of Action:

  1. The police should immediately investigate into the causes of this increase.
  2. In future the police should take adequate precaution to avoid recurrence of such situation during festival.
  3. The known criminals should be arrested before any such season.

A:
None follows
B:
Only I and II follow
C:
Only II and III follow
D:
All follows
Answer: B
The police ought to find out the lackenings in existing security arrangements and make up for these inadequacies to strengthen security and thus prevent criminal activities in the forthcoming festival. So, both I and II follow. Arresting the known criminals does not ensure safety, for a novice can also indulge in crime. So, III does not follow.
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Statement: The meteorological department has issued a notification forecasting less rainfall during next year's monsoon.

Courses of Action:

  1. The government should immediately set up a water authority for proper management of water resources.
  2. The water supply authorities should be asked to implement reduction in regular water supply to tackle the situation.
  3. The farmers should be advised to cultivate alternate crops which require less water during the coming months.

A:
Only I and II follow
B:
Only II and III follow
C:
Only I and III follow
D:
All follow
Answer: A
Getting the information well in advance clearly suggests that adequate water be saved for the crisis by proper management and moderate cuts in water supply. Cultivating alternate crops may not prove viable for the farmers. So, only I and II follow.
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Statement: The Deputy Mayor of city Z has proposed to install a plant of mineral water and to supply citizen's mineral water bottles at Rs. 6 per litre as against Rs. 10 per litre being sold by local private companies.

Courses of Action:

  1. The local private companies of city Z will have to close their operation.
  2. The Corporation of city Z will have to provide for losses in this project in its budget.
  3. The tap water schemes of city Z will have to be stopped.

A:
Only I and II follow
B:
Only II and III follow
C:
Only I and III follow
D:
All follow
Answer: E
The Corporation has planned to install its plant so as to achieve cost-effective production of mineral water. Had there been a loss, it could also acquire water from private companies. So, II does not follow. Besides, the local private companies can survive by cutting costs or by extending their sales network to other cities. Thus, I does not follow. Lastly, the Corporation seeks to provide healthy drinking water to the residents. Water for general use would still be delivered through taps. Hence, III also does not follow.
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Statement: Many private sector banks have reduced interest rate on housing loans in comparison to public sector banks.

Courses of Action:

  1. The case should be raised before the regulatory authority for investigation by the public sector banks as they cannot follow such reduction.
  2. Public sector banks must adopt such policy to remain in competition.
  3. The public sector banks should advertise their special feature repeatedly so that they do not lose their future customers.

A:
All follow
B:
Only I and II follow
C:
Only I and III follow
D:
Only either II or III follows
Answer: D
Clearly, the private sector banks have done so to attract more and more customers of public sector banks. Thus, public sector banks should either reduce the rate of interest to match with that of private sector banks or highlight those features which make them stand apart from private sector banks. So, either II or III follows.
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Statement: Some strains of mosquito have become resistant to chloroquine - the widely used medicine for malaria patients.

Courses of Action:

  1. Selling of chloroquine should be stopped.
  2. Researchers should develop a new medicine for patients affected by such mosquitoes.
  3. All the patients suffering from malaria should be checked for identification of causal mosquito.

A:
None follows
B:
Only I and III follow
C:
All follow
D:
Only II and III follow
Answer: D
Clearly, chloroquine can still be used to get rid of the non-resistant varieties, and new medicines developed for the resistant varieties. The patients can then be treated accordingly by performing tests for the causal mosquito. So, only II and III follow.
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