Statement - Courses of Action Questions and Answers

Answer: B

Only course of action II follows. After floods in Chennai the urgent needs of the affected people are food for the people, fodder for the cattle and medicines, and giving these is a sensible and necessary step.

Course I, that the government should give only monetary relief, does not follow. The word only makes it unreasonable, since money cannot by itself provide food, medicine and shelter at once to people cut off by floods, and the statement gives no ground for excluding other relief. So just course II follows, and the options with I are wrong.

Answer: A

Only course 1 follows. The statement says the Omicron variant is spreading worldwide and is an emergency concern. Course 1, in which scientists study the variant and stress the guidelines to follow, is a direct and sensible response to a spreading variant. Course 2, that people are travelling abroad to visit places, does not respond to the concern; travel would help the variant spread, so it cannot be a course of action that follows from the statement. Hence the answer is Only 1. Only 2, Neither and Both are wrong because course 1 is clearly appropriate and course 2 is not.

Answer: B

Only course 2 follows. The statement says children are natural explorers who ask questions about their surroundings. Course 2, that a school should give children space to think independently and critically, supports that innate curiosity, so it follows. Course 1, that teachers should teach according to their own understanding, puts the teacher's view above the child's exploring and does not follow from a statement about children's curiosity. So the answer is Only 2, not Only 1, Neither or Both.

Answer: D

Both I and II follow.

A forecast of a weak monsoon is a warning that farming areas may face a shortage of water. Advising farmers to prepare for that eventuality, for instance by choosing crops and sowing plans suited to less rain, is a sensible follow-up step, so course I follows. Arranging to supply water to the areas likely to be affected is the government's practical response to the same problem, so course II follows too.

Both actions address the problem that the statement identifies without going beyond it, so options accepting only one of them, or neither, are wrong.

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.

Answer: B

In the break-out of a natural calamity, the basic duty of the government becomes to provide the basic amenities essential to save the lives of people and cattle. Providing financial assistance to all would put undue burden on the country's resources. So, only II follows.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Only I follows

Course 1 goes to the cause: a company that has been losing money must cut waste and price its goods properly. Course 2 would simply pour more money into a company that has shown it cannot use money well, which does not address the loss at all. Only I follows.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Neither I nor II follows

Course 1 would suspend officers on an allegation that has not been examined, which is premature. Course 2 would have the central bank stop issuing directives altogether, which mistakes the offence for the rule. What is called for is an inquiry, and neither course provides it. Neither follows.

Answer: E

The situation demands creating awareness among people about the dangers of drinking polluted water so that they themselves refrain from the same, and at the same time taking steps to provide safe drinking water. So, both the courses follow.

Answer: B

Clearly, no student can be bound to live and work in the country against his wish. So, I does not follow. However, it is quite right to recover the extra benefits awarded to students if they do not serve their own country. So, II follows.