Statement - Courses of Action
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In each question below is given a statement followed by three courses of action numbered A, B, and C. A course of action is a step or 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 the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: Every year during the monsoon the condition of most of the roads in the city deteriorates causing an immense problem for the commuters.
Courses of action :
(A) The civic body should include a heavy Penalty clause while awarding future contracts for road repairs.
(B) The civic officials in charge of the maintenance of city roads should be asked to explain why the condition of the roads worsens every year.
(C) General public should avoid taking their vehicles out during monsoon.

In the question, a statement is followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. Assume everything in the statement to be true, and decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: In response to the published tender notice, the company `Z' has received 57 sealed tenders.
Courses of action:
I. The department concerned has to open the tenders and scrutinise them as per the procedure.
II. The purchase committee will have to meet and recommend to the management the parties identified for allotting tenders.

Directions: 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, then decide which of the two suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.
Statement: The Officer In charge of a Company had a hunch that some money was missing from the Safe.
Courses of Action: I. He should get it recounted with the help of the staff and check it with the balance sheet.
II. He should inform the police.

In each of the questions below a statement is given followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and III. A course of action is a step or an administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow up a further action in regard to the problem, policy etc, On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested course (s) of action logically follow(s) worth pursuing.
Statement:
Cases of asthma sufferers have been rising, particularly in the big cities.
Courses of Action:
I. Civic authorities should ensure adequate supply of medicines at normal rates.
II. Civic authorities need to control the air pollution caused due to emission from vehicles.
III. Act of tree-cutting without permission should be severely punished.

In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered and . A course of action is a step or 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 the statement. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true. Then decide which of the two given suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.
Give answer
If only follows
If only follows
If either or follows
If neither norfollows.
If both and follow
Statement:
Many persons in the locality are diagnosed to be suffering from gastro-intestinal diseases after consuming poor quality drinking water supplied by the municipal authority.
Which of the following substantiates the facts stated in the above statement?

In each question below a statement is given followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a practicable and feasible step or administrative decision to be taken for follow-up, improvement, or further action with regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true and decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follows(s).
Statement:
The percentage of people paying income tax in India is 0.8% of the total population.
Courses of Action:
I. The government should abolish income tax altogether because it costs more to collect income tax than what is earned from that.
II. Government should target those who don't pay tax properly and charge a heavy penalty.

In each of the questions below is given a statement followed by two courses of action. Course 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 the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and decide which of the given suggested courses of action is/are logically worth pursuing.Give your answer as:
(1) if only I follows
(2) if only II follows
(3) if either I or II follows
(4) if neither I nor II follows
(5) if both I and II follow
Statement:
The Chairman stressed the need for making education system more flexible and regretted that the curriculum has not been revised in keeping pace with the changes taking place.
Courses of Action:
I. Curriculum should be reviewed and revised periodically.
II. System of education should be made more flexible

In the question below, a statement is followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and III. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to a problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true and then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement:
Uttam Nagar is facing the problem of open and overflowing sewage and the people in the area are complaining of stench and piled garbage.
Courses of action:
I. The municipal authority should send a team to clean the garbage and repair the sewage lines.
II. The mayor should create a fact-finding committee to look into the claims of people.
III. The state government should send a team of experts to deal with the issues of sewage and garbage collection.

In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a step or 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 the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true and then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.
Statement :
Cell phone users have found that tariff plans are not as attractive as promoted by telecom companies and complained to regulatory authority about the same.
Courses of action :
I. The regulatory authority should direct telecom companies to be transparent on the tariff structure of all plans.
II. The government should restrict the number of telecom companies operating in the country.

Today's high school students spend too much time thinking about trivial and distracting matters such as fashion. Additionally, they often dress inappropriately on school grounds. Rather than spending time writing another detailed dress policy, we should make school uniforms mandatory. If students were required to wear uniforms, it would increase a sense of community and harmony in our schools and it would develop a sense of discipline in students. Another positive effect would be that teachers and administrators would no longer have to act as clothing police, freeing them up to focus on more important issues.
This paragraph best supports the statement that:

Directions: 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, then decide which of the two suggested courses of action logically follows 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 and (e) if both I and II follow.
Statement: If the retired Professors of the same Institutes are also invited to deliberate on restructuring of the organisation, their contribution may be beneficial to the Institute.
Courses of Action: I. Management may seek opinion of the employees before calling retired professors.
II. Management should involve experienced people for the systematic restructuring of the organisation.

In the question, a statement is followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. Assume everything in the statement to be true, and decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: Across the globe there is an increasing tendency to use child soldiers for terrorist activities.
Course of action:
I. The United Nations Security Council should try to address this problem by asking its member states to crack down heavily on terrorist groups.
II. The U.S. led forces must attack such terrorist groups.

In each of the questions below is given a statement followed by two courses of action. Course 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 the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and decide which of the given suggested courses of action is/are logically worth pursuing.Give your answer as:
(1) if only I follows
(2) if only II follows
(3) if either I or II follows
(4) if neither I nor II follows
(5) if both I and II follow
Statement:
The Minister said that the teachers are still not familiarised with the need, importance and meaning of population education in the higher education system. They are not even clearly aware about their role and responsibilities in the population education programme.
Courses of Action:
I. Population education programme should be included in the college curriculum.
II. Orientation programme should be conducted for teachers on population education.

In each questions, a statement is followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and III. Assume everything in the statement to be true. Decide which of the three given suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.
Given statement has three course of action ,suggest which action is suitable for the statement:
Statement:
There was a spurt in criminal activities in the city during the festival season.
Courses of Actions:
I. The police should immediately investigate into the causes of this increase.
II. In future the police should take adequate precautions to avoid recurrence of such a situation during festivals.
III. The known criminals should be arrested before any such reason.

Directions: 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, then decide which of the two suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.
Statement: The Asian Development Bank has approved a $ 285 million loan to finance a project to construct coal ports by Paradip and Madras Port Trusts.
Courses of Action:
I. India should use financial assistance from other international financial organizations to develop such ports in other places.
II. India should not seek such financial assistance from international financial agencies.

In each of the following questions, a statement is given followed by two courses of Action. A course of action is taken for improvement, follow-up, etc. Read the statement carefully and give an answer-
Statement:
Very large numbers of people from southern part of the city are suffering from infection diseases.
Courses of action:
I. The municipal authority should advise people living in the area not to use water supplied through pipeline for drinking purpose.
II. The local hospitals should be put on high alert to tackle the emerging crisis situation.

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.
Statement:
There has been large number of cases of internet hacking in the recent months creating panic among the internet users.
Courses of Action:
I. The government machinery should make an all out effort to nab those who are responsible and put them behind bars.
II. The internet users should be advised to stay away from using internet till the culprits are caught.

In each of the following questions, a statement is given followed by two courses of action. A course of action is taken for improvement, follow-up, etc. Read the statement carefully and give the answer -
1. If only the course of Action I follow.
2. If only course of action II follows.
3. If either course of action I or II follows.
4. If neither course of action I nor II follows.
5. If both courses of action I and II follow.
Statement: Army has caught some terrorists with heavy arms and warheads in the city.
The courses of action :
I. Police should be instructed for night patrolling.
II. The three persons should be set free and their movements should be carefully watched to nab the other criminals.

In each of the following questions, a statement is given followed by two courses of Action. A course of action is taken for improvement, follow-up, etc. Read the statement carefully and give an answer -
Consider the statement to be absolutely true.
Statement:
If the retired Professors of the same Institutes are also invited to deliberate on the restructuring of the organization, their contribution may be beneficial to the Institute.
Courses of Action:
I. Management may seek opinion of the employees before calling retired professors.
II. Management should involve experienced people for the systematic restructuring of the organization.

In each question below is given a statement followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and III. A course of action is a step or 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 the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement : Many students of the local school fell ill for the fourth time in a row in the last six months after consuming food prepared by the school canteen.
Courses of action :
I. The school management should immediately terminate the contract of the canteen and ask for compensation.
II. The school management should advise all the students not to eat food articles from the canteen.
III. The owner of the canteen should immediately be arrested for negligence.
