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.
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Statement: Orissa and Andhra Pradesh have agreed in principle to set up a joint control board for better control, management and productivity of several inter-state multipurpose projects.
Courses of Action:
1. Other neighbouring states should set up such control boards.
2. The proposed control board should not be allowed to function as such joint boards are always ineffective
Answer: A
The effectiveness of such Control Boards is established by the fact that Orissa and A.P. have agreed to it for better control of its multipurpose projects. So, only course I follows.
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Statement: A recent study shows that children below five die in the cities of the developing countries mainly from diarrhoea and parasitic intestinal worms.
Courses of Action:
1. Governments of the developing countries should take adequate measures to improve the hygienic conditions in the cities.
2. Children below five years in the cities of the developing countries need to be kept under periodic medical check-up.
Answer: E
Clearly, the two diseases mentioned are caused by unhygienic conditions. So, improving the hygienic conditions is a step towards their eradication. Also, periodic medical check-up will help timely detection of the disease and hence a proper treatment. So, both I and II follow.
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Statement: The Meteorology Department has forecast that a severe cyclonic storm would hit coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa in the next forty-eight hours.
Courses of Action:
1. The local administration should advise the fishermen not to go to dangerous area in the sea.
2. The local administration should alert the people of coastal areas of these two states and they should be prepared to shift to safer places.
Answer: E
The forecast of a storm clearly necessitates steps to avert any loss of life. So, both I and II follow.
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Statement: A large number of people die every year due to drinking polluted water during the summer.
Courses of Action:
1. The government should make adequate arrangements to provide safe drinking water to all its citizens.
2. The people should be educated about the dangers of drinking polluted water.
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.
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Statement: There have been many instances of derailment of trains due to landslide in the hilly areas which caused loss of many lives.
Courses of Action:
1. The railway authority should arrange to deploy pilot engines before the movement of passenger trains in the hilly areas to alert the trains in case of any landslide.
2. The railway authority should strengthen the hill slopes by putting iron meshes so that the loose boulders do not fall on the track.
Answer: C
Clearly, either something should be done to alert the trains well in advance in case of a landslide or some means should be adopted to prevent blockage of tracks during landslides. Thus, either I or 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:
1. The government should launch attractive employment generation schemes and encourage these graduates to opt for such schemes to use their expertise and knowledge effectively.
2. 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.
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:
1. All the students who have failed in the subject should be allowed to take supplementary examination.
2. All those who are responsible for the error should be suspended and an enquiry should be initiated to find out the facts.
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:
1. Before granting loan to customers their eligibility for loan should be evaluated strictly.
2. To ensure the payment of instalments of loan, the work, for which loan was granted, should be supervised minutely on regular basis.
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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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
Clearly, to compete against a challenge, the first step must be to find out where the lacking is. So, only course II follows.
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Statement: The Indian electronic component industry venturing into the West European markets faces tough competition from the Japanese.
Courses of Action:
1. India should search for other international markets for its products.
2. India should improve the quality of the electronic components to compete with the Japanese in capturing these markets.
Answer: B
An escapist's attitude does not help much. The need is to compete and emerge successful. So, only course II follows.
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