Topic: Statement – Courses of action
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 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 follow
(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 follows
1. Statement: The officer 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.
2. Statement: The ground water in the locality has been found to contain high level of arsenic making it dangerous to drink.
Courses of action:
I. The people living in the area should be shifted to another to avoid a catastrophic situation.
II. The govt. should make arrangements for supply of safe drinking water.
3. Statement: Japan is not likely to grant India’s request for a $500 million fast disbursing loan for the current year.
Courses of action:
I. India should approach other countries to get a loan.
II. India should persuade Japan to grant the loan to meet its immediate demand of foreign exchange.
4. Statement: A large number of employees have gone on a mass casual leave in protest against the company’s new recruitment policy
Courses of action:
I. The company should immediately withdraw the new recruitment policy.
II. All these employees should immediately be suspended from their service.
5. Statement: A large cache of live ammunition has been found in the Scrap-yard of a local steel factory.
Courses of action:
I. The steel factory should immediately be closed down till all these ammunition are located and shifted to the safe place.
II. The govt. should immediately setup an enquiry to unearth the details and take corrective measures to avoid such incidence in future.
6. Statement: The librarian finds some cases in which the pages from the certain books issued from the library, are torn.
Courses of action:
I. The librarian should keep a record of books issued to each student, and if the pages are found torn, strict measures should be taken against the child who had been issued that book.
II. Some funds should be collected from the children collectively to renovate the library.
7. Statement: A group of school students was reported to be enjoying at a picnic spot during school hours.
Courses of action:
I. The principal of the school should contact the parents of those students and inform them with a real warning for future.
II. Some disciplinary action must be taken against those students for the awareness of all the other students.
8. Statement: There has been a significant drop in the water level of all the lakes supplying water to the city.
Courses of action:
I. The water supply authority should impose a partial cut in supply to tackle the situation.
II. The govt. should appeal to all the residents through mass media for minimal use of water.
9. Statement: On an average, about twenty people are run over by trains and die every day while crossing the railway tracks through the level crossing.
Courses of action:
I. The railway authorities should be instructed to close all the level crossings.
II. Those who are found crossing the tracks, when the gates are closed, should be fined heavily.
10. Statement: There is a substantial increase in the number of incidents causing deaths and severe injuries due to malfunctioning of traffic signals.
Courses of action:
I. The traffic police should immediately post traffic personnel at the junctions.
II. The signal system should immediately be repaired or replaced.
Answers:
1 | a | 6 | a |
2 | b | 7 | e |
3 | c | 8 | e |
4 | d | 9 | b |
5 | e | 10 | c |
Answers:
1. Clearly, suspicion first needs to be confirmed and only when it is confirmed, should an action be taken. So, only course I follows.
2. Clearly, the contamination of ground water doesn’t provide sufficient grounds to shift people to other areas. The problem demands creating awareness among people of the dangers of drinking contaminated water and arranging to provide them safe drinking water. Thus, only course II follows.
3. Clearly, to remedy the problem India can either stress its urgency and persuade Japan itself or it shall look to another country for the same purpose. Thus, either I or II can follow.
4. Here, the problem is one of mutual disagreement. So, extreme measures as getting rid of the policy or employees protesting against it, won’t help. It can best be solved by finding a middle path via mutual talks. Thus, neither I nor II follows.
5. Clearly, such a finding demands a probe into the matter along with sealing of the premises for further checks to avoid any mishap. Thus, both the courses of action I and II follow.
6. Clearly, the wrong practice ought to be checked, if the library is to be maintained. This is possible if precaution is taken to catch the guilty person and punish him for the act. Thus only I follows.
7. Clearly, such students who bunk schools should be punished so that other students don’t indulge in the same. Also, their parents should be informed about the same so that they are not let free in future. Thus, both I and II follow.
8. The situation can be tackled by periodic cuts in supply, and urging people to conserve water. So both the courses follow.
9. The accidents can clearly be prevented by barring people from crossing the tracks when the gates are closed, So, only II follows.
10. Clearly, either the traffic signals should be made to function properly or traffic personnel should be deployed to guide vehicular movement in the right way. So, either I or II follows.
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