Arihant Expert Team Solutions for Exercise 1: Type of Questions

In the following question, below is given a statement followed by two courses of action. Courses of action is a step for administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow up or further action in regard to the problem, policy etc. On the basis of the information given in statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the given suggested courses of action is/are logically worth pursuing.

Statement: Most of the roads in the city had become unmotorable due to the rains in the monsoon.

Courses of Action:

I. The civil authority initiate an enquiry to find out the factors responsible for worsening road condition.

II. The civil authority should initiate an enquiry to find out the factor responsible for maintaining good condition of the city roads.

In each of the questions, below is given a statement followed by two courses of action. Courses of action is a step for administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow up or further action in regard to the problem, policy etc. On the basis of the information given in statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the given suggested courses of action is/are logically worth pursuing.

Statement: There has been an unprecedented increase in the number of students applying for admission of the first standard in a local school making it difficult for the school authority to convince the parents of the rejected applicants.

Courses of Action:

I. The school authority should immediately put in place objective criteria for admitting students to select the required number.

II. The school authority should open another school in the area to accommodate the remaining students.

In the following question, below is given a statement followed by two courses of action. Courses of action is a step for administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow up or further action in regard to the problem, policy etc. On the basis of the information given in statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the given suggested courses of action is/are logically worth pursuing.

Statement: The apex court has directed that there is a need to bring in mechanism in the government function to make it transparent.

Courses of Action:

I. The government should immediately appoint a task force to work out the modalities.

II. The government should appeal to the apex court to reconsider its directive.

In each of the questions, below is given a statement followed by two courses of action. Courses of action is a step for administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow up or further action in regard to the problem, policy etc. On the basis of the information given in statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the given suggested courses of action is/are logically worth pursuing.

Statement: Courts take too long in deciding important disputes of various departments.

Courses of Action:

I. Courts should be ordered to speed up matters.

II. Special power should be granted to officers to settle disputes concerning their department.

In each of the questions, below is given a statement followed by two courses of action. Courses of action is a step for administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow up or further action in regard to the problem, policy etc. On the basis of the information given in statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the given suggested courses of action is/are logically worth pursuing.

Statement: Cases of road accidents are increasing constantly, particularly in the urban areas.

Courses of Action:

I. Transport authorities in the urban areas should impose stringent norms for maintenance of vehicles.

II. Traffic police should severely punish those found to be violating traffic rules.

In each of the questions, below is given a statement followed by two courses of action. Courses of action is a step for administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow up or further action in regard to the problem, policy etc. On the basis of the information given in statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the given suggested courses of action is/are logically worth pursuing.

Statement: Despite good economic progress of the country, significant number of undernourished children has been observed in the rural parts of the country.

Courses of Action:

I. Government should increase Wealth Tax/Income Tax and use that money for upliftment of the deprived class.

II. Government should introduce schemes like free meals in primary schools and make primary education compulsory.

 In each of the questions, below is given a statement followed by two courses of action. Courses of action is a step for administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow up or further action in regard to the problem, policy etc. On the basis of the information given in statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the given suggested courses of action is/are logically worth pursuing.

Statement: There has been a spurt of robbery and house breaking incidents in one locality during the past fortnight.

Courses of Action:

I. The local police station personnel should start patrolling the locality at regular intervals.

II. The residents in the locality should be asked by the police authority not to leave their house during the night.

In the following question, below is given a statement followed by two courses of action. Courses of action is a step for administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow up or further action in regard to the problem, policy etc. On the basis of the information given in statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the given suggested courses of action is/are logically worth pursuing.

Statement: The local college principal has ordered that all the students must strictly adhere to the dress code stipulated by college authority in the admission brochure.

Courses of Action:

I. Those students who are found to violate the dress code should be terminated from the college.

II. Those students who are found to violate the dress code for the first time should be reprimanded and be warned against further violations.