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Statement - Courses of Action Questions and Answers

Important Instructions
Direction for [ Question No: 111 To 119 ] :

In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.

Give answer

  • (A) If only I follows
  • (B) If only II follows
  • (C) If either I or II follows
  • (D) If neither I nor II follows
  • (E) If both I and II follow.

111.

Statement: A large number of students have been caught using unfair means during the final-year degree examination.

Courses of Action:

1. All these students should be debarred permanently from appearing for any examination conducted by the authority.

2. The guardians of these students should be called by the authority to inform them that any such behaviour in future will not be tolerated.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Neither I nor II follows

Course 1 is out of all proportion - a permanent bar from every examination would end the students’ education for one offence. Course 2 merely tells the guardians what has happened, which is a courtesy rather than a remedy. Neither meets the case, which calls for the examination to be cancelled and the offenders dealt with under the rules. Neither follows.

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112.

Statement: The alert villagers caught a group of dreaded dacoits armed with murderous weapons.

Courses of Action:

1. The villagers should be provided sophisticated weapons.

2. The villagers should be rewarded for their courage and unity.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only II follows

Course 2 is the right response: the villagers acted bravely and together, and rewarding them encourages others to do the same. Course 1 would arm civilians with sophisticated weapons, which is neither lawful nor safe. Only II follows.

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113.

Statement: The employees union of the Municipal Corporation has decided to strike work for indefinite period in protest against the management's refusal to grant bonus.

Courses of Action:

1. The government should immediately pay ex-gratia grant to the Municipal Corporation to grant bonus to its employees.

2. The striking employees should be persuaded to defer the strike notice.

Answer: B

Immediately conceding to the employees' demands may entice the employees into black-mailing the management frequently. A better way is to have talks with them and persuade them to end strike. So, only course II follows

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114.

Statement: The killer entric fever has so far claimed 100 lives in some tribal villages in M.P. during the past three weeks.

Courses of Action:

1. The residents of these villages should immediately be shifted to a non-infected area.

2. The Government should immediately send a medical squad to this area to restrict spread of the killer disease.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only II follows

Course 2 meets the emergency: a medical team can treat the sick and check the spread. Course 1 would move whole villages, which is impracticable and would carry the infection elsewhere. Only II follows.

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115.

Statement: There is a substantial increase in the number of accidents causing deaths and severe injuries due to malfunctioning of the traffic signals.

Courses of Action:

1. The traffic police should immediately post traffic personnel at the junctions.

2. The signal system should immediately be repaired or replaced.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Either I or II follows

Both courses would stop the accidents, and either alone would serve: policemen at the junctions can direct traffic while the signals are out, and repairing or replacing the signals removes the fault altogether. Since one or the other would meet the case, the answer is either I or II.

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116.

Statement: India's performance in the recent Olympic Games was very poor. Not even a single medal could be bagged by the players. Government has spent Rs. 5 crores in training and deputing a team of players to participate in the Olympic Games.

Courses of Action:

1. India should stop sending players to the future Olympic Games.

2. Government should immediately set up an enquiry commission to find out the reason for India's dismal performance.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only II follows

Course 2 goes to the cause, since poor results point to what is wrong with the preparation. Course 1 would withdraw from the Games altogether, which gives up rather than improves. Only II follows.

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117.

Statement: Three persons were caught with huge arms and ammunition in the city.

Courses of Action:

1.Police should be instructed for night patrolling.

2. The three persons should be set free and their movements should be carefully watched to nab the other criminals.

Answer: A

The police should at once be made cautious and put on high alert to prevent any untoward incident. Also, once caught, such criminals ought not to be released. They can be interrogated to detect other criminals. So, only I follows.

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118.

Statement: Majority of the students have failed in one paper in the first semester examination.

Courses of Action:

1. All those students who failed should be asked to drop out of the course.

2. The faculty teaching the paper should be asked to resign.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Neither I nor II follows

When most of a class fails one paper, the fault is unlikely to lie with the students individually, so course 1 punishes the wrong party. Course 2 leaps to the opposite extreme and demands resignations before anything has been examined. What is needed is an inquiry into the paper and the teaching. Neither follows.

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119.

Statement: Mr. X, an active member of the Union, often insults his superiors in the office with his rude behaviour.

Courses of Action:

1. He should be transferred to some other department.

2. The matter should be referred to the Union.

Answer: D

Clearly, the only remedy is to somehow attempt to change the habit. If transferred, the habit will create problem elsewhere. Also, it is no legal complaint to be referred to the Union. So, none of the courses follows.

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Direction for [ Question No: 120 To 120 ] :

In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing

120.

Statement: A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria type.

Courses of Action:

1. The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X.

2. The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.

Answer: E

Correct answer: Both I and II follow

Fumigation attacks the mosquitoes that carry the disease, and advising people to avoid bites protects them meanwhile - one course removes the source, the other guards against it until the source is gone. Both are practical and both address the outbreak, so both follow.

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