1. Statement : Over 27,000 bonded labourers identified and freed are still awaiting rehabilitation.
Courses of Action :
I. More cases of bonded labourers should be identified.
II. Till the proper rehabilitation facilities are available, the bonded labourers should not be freed.
III. The impediments in the way of speedy and proper rehabilitation of bonded labourers should be removed.
a) None follows
b) Only I follows
c) Only II follows
d) Only III follows
Explanation: The problem discussed here clearly hints at the need for quick rehabilitation of bonded labourers. So, only III follows.
2. Statement : Number of dropouts from the municipal schools has significantly increased after withdrawal of mid-day meal scheme.
Courses of Action :
I. The government should reconsider its decision of withdrawal of midday meal scheme.
II. The government should close down some of the municipal schools.
III. The government should carry out a detailed study to find out the reasons for school dropouts.
a) None follows
b) Only I follows
c) Only I and III follow
d) Only II and III follow
Explanation: Clearly, the government ought to find out the reason behind the increase in number of dropouts, and also the extent to which the withdrawal of mid-day meal scheme is responsible for the same. So, both I and III follow. II appears to be vague.
3. Statement : There has been unprecedented increase in the prices of essential commodities during the past few days due to the strike call given by the transporters association.
Courses of Action :
I. The transporters' association should be ordered by the government to immediately withdraw strike call or else they will face severe consequences.
II. The government should immediately make alternative arrangements to ensure adequate supply of essential commodities in the market.
III. The government should immediately declare the strike illegal and put all those responsible for the strike behind the bars.
a) Only I and II follow
b) Only II and III follow
c) Only I and III follow
d) All follow
Explanation: Clearly, the situation demands that strike be called off, either through warning or negotiations, and till then alternative arrangements be made to retain normalcy in supply of essential commodities. So, both I and II follow. Taking extreme steps (as getting the striking transporters arrested) at the first stage, doesn't seem proper. So, III does not follow.
4. Statement : A large number of students studying in municipal schools could not pass the Xth Std. Board examination causing frustration among the students and their parents.
Courses of Action :
I. The municipal authority should immediately review the position and initiate measures to improve the situation.
II. The municipal authority should immediately fill up the teachers' vacancies in the municipal schools.
III. The municipal authority should close down some of their schools and concentrate their attention on remaining schools to improve the conditions.
a) Only I and II follow
b) Only II and III follow
c) Only I and III follow
d) None of these
Explanation: Such problems can best be dealt with by first detecting the lackenings in the existing system and then taking adequate steps to remove them. So, only I follows.
5. Statement : Incessant rain for the past several days has posed the problem of overflowing and flood as the river bed is full of silt and mud.
Courses of Action :
I. The people residing near the river should be shifted to a safe place.
II. The people should be made aware about the imminent danger over radio/television.
III. The silt and mud from the river bed should be cleared immediately after the receding of the water level.
a) None follows
b) Only I and ll follow
c) Only II and III follow
d) All follow
Explanation: All the three given steps are ideal to save people's lives from the ensuing danger and hence, all of them follow.
6. Statement : Majority of the students have failed in one paper in the first semester examination.
Courses of Action :
I. All those students who failed should be asked to drop out of the course.
II. The faculty teaching the paper should be asked to resign.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Either I or II follows
d) Neither I nor II follows
Explanation: The failure of a majority of students hints at there being lackenings on the part of teaching faculty, which need to be pointed out and removed by constant efforts. So, none of the given courses of action follows.
7. Statement : Mr. X, an active member of the Union, often insults his superiors in the office with his rude behaviour.
Courses of Action :
I. He should be transferred to some other department.
II. The matter should be referred to the Union.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Either I or II follows
d) Neither I nor II follows
Explanation: Clearly, the only remedy is to somehow attempt to change the habit. If transferred, the habit will create problem elsewhere. Also, it is no legal complaint to be referred to the Union. So, none of the courses follows.
8.Statement : Majority of the students have failed in one paper in the first semester examination.
Courses of Action :
I. All those students who failed should be asked to drop out of the course.
II. The faculty teaching the paper should be asked to resign.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Either I or II follows
d) Neither I nor II follows
Explanation: The failure of a majority of students hints at there being lackenings on the part of teaching faculty, which need to be pointed out and removed by constant efforts. So, none of the given courses of action follows.
9. Statement : Majority of the students have failed in one paper in the first semester examination.
Courses of Action :
I. All those students who failed should be asked to drop out of the course.
II. The faculty teaching the paper should be asked to resign.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Either I or II follows
d) Neither I nor II follows
Explanation: The failure of a majority of students hints at there being lackenings on the part of teaching faculty, which need to be pointed out and removed by constant efforts. So, none of the given courses of action follows.
10. Statement : The weather bureau has through a recent bulletin forecast heavy rainfall during the next week which may cause water logging in several parts of the city.
Courses of Action :
I. The bulletin should be given wide publicity through the mass media.
II. The civic authority should keep in readiness the pumping system for removal of water from these parts.
III. The people should be advised to stay indoors during the period.
a) None follows
b) Only I and II follow
c) Only II follows
d) Only II and III follow
Explanation: The issue is not so big as to be made public extensively. So, I does not follow. Besides, the authorities must be prepared to deal with the problem effectively and persuade the people to stay indoors to avoid inconvenience arising out of water-logging. Thus, both II and III follow.