1. Statement : There has been an unprecedented increase in use of malpractices by the students during various examinations held in the country this year.
Courses of Action :
I. All the concerned authorities conducting these examinations should immediately take effective measures to curb this menace.
II. All those students who are detected to have used unfair means should be debarred from appearing in any of these examinations for the next three years.
III. Using unfair means should immediately be made cognizable offence by passing necessary legislations.
a) Only I follows
b) Only I and II follow
c) Only II and III follow
d) Only I and III follow
Explanation: Use of malpractices does away with the basic essence of examinations and hence it ought to be checked. So, I follows. Also, the fear of harsh punishments would prevent students from using unfair means. So, II also follows. But declaring it a crime may spoil the career of students who are caught using unfair means. So, III does not follow.
2. Statement : In one of the worst accidents in railway level crossing, fifty people died when a bus carrying them collided on to a running train.
Courses of Action :
I. The train driver should immediately be suspended.
II. The driver of the bus should be tried in court for negligence on his part.
III. The railway authority should be asked to man all its level crossings.
a) None follows
b) Only I and II follow
c) Only III follows
d) Only II and III follow
Explanation: The problem discussed in the statement is not regarding the current accident, but to do something to avert such mishaps. Accidents at railway crossings can be averted by deploying men to regulate traffic and installing barriers to check traffic movement when a train passes by. So, only III follows.
3. Statement : A mass mortality of shrimps in ponds on entire Andhra coast has recently been reported due to the presence of a virus.
Courses of Action :
I. The water of the ponds affected should immediately be treated for identifying the nature of the virus.
II. The catching of shrimps from the ponds should temporarily be stopped.
III. The fishermen should be asked to watch for the onset of such phenomenon in nature.
a) Only I follows
b) Only I and II follow
c) All follow
d) Only II and III follow
Explanation: The urgent need is to identify the causative virus and then treat the pond water accordingly to eliminate them. So, only I follows.
4. Statement : Drinking water supply to New Bombay has been suspended till further orders from Maharashtra Pollution Control Board following pollution of Patalganga river, caused by discharge of effluents from some chemical industries.
Courses of Action :
I. The industries responsible for discharging effluents into the river should be asked to close down immediately.
II. The river water should immediately be treated chemically before resuming supply.
III. The Pollution Control Board should check the nature of effluents being discharged into the river by industries at regular intervals.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II and III follow
c) Only III follows
d) All follow
Explanation: The situation demands checking the nature of effluents being discharged into the river and treating the water accordingly to make it fit for drinking. So, both II and III follow. Further, the industries discharging effluents into the river should be warned not to do so and asked to install proper waste treatment and disposal systems, rather than be closed down. Thus, I does not follow.
5. Statement : The Management of School M has decided to give free breakfast from next academic year to all the students in its primary section through its canteen even though they will not get any government grant.
Courses of Action :
I. The school will have to admit many poor students who will seek admission for the next academic year.
II. The canteen facilities and utensils have to be checked and new purchases to be made to equip it properly.
III. Funds will have to be raised to support the scheme for years to come.
a) Only I follows
b) Only either I or II follows
c) Only II and III follow
d) All follow
Explanation: Since the school has introduced the scheme without receiving any grant, it needs to pool up the funds and make adequate arrangements to keep the scheme going. So, only II and III follow.
6. Statement : A train derailed near a station while moving over a bridge and fell into a river, resulting in the death of 65 people.
Courses of Action :
I. The Railway Authorities should clarify the reason of the accident to the Government.
II. The Government should allocate funds to compensate the destruction caused.
III. The protection walls of the bridge should be made strong enough to avoid such accidents.
a) Only I and II follow
b) Only II and III follow
c) Only III follows
d) All follow
Explanation: What is necessary is the preventive measures to protect the passengers, steps to avoid re-occurrence of such events and pay the sufferers adequate compensation. So, only course III follows.
7. Statement : Poverty is increasing because the people, who are deciding how to tackle it, know absolutely nothing about the poor.
Courses of Action :
I. The decision makers should go to the grass root levels.
II. The decision makers should come from the poorer sections of the society.
III. A new set of decision makers should replace the existing one.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Only either I or III follows
d) All follow
Explanation: The statement indirectly asserts that the decision makers can work effectively to eliminate poverty, only if they get to know the basic problems afflicting the poor people through interaction with them. So, only I follows.
8. Statement : Besides looks and appearances, it is also important to develop oneself from within.
Courses of Action :
I. One should not pay attention to fashion.
II. One should pay attention to fashion.
III. Books on self-development should be encouraged.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Only III follows
d) Only I and III follow
Explanation: The statement stresses the need for all-round personality development of an individual. So, only III follows.
9. Statement : There is an unprecedented increase in the production of wheat this kharif season in most parts of the country.
Courses of Action :
I. The government should immediately lower down the procurement price of wheat.
II. The farmers should be asked to store the excess produces with themselves to be used for future.
III. The government should make its best efforts to export wheat to augment its presence in international market.
a) Only I and II follow
b) Only II and III follow
c) Only I and III follow
d) None of these
Explanation: Clearly, both steps I and II are not commercially viable for the farmers. So, none of them follows. The only solution lies in the government attempting to export the excess produce of wheat. Thus, only III follows.
10. Statement : A large number of students are reported to be dropping out of school in villages as their parents want their children to help them in farms.
Courses of Action :
I. The government should immediately launch a programme to create awareness among the farmers about the value of education.
II. The government should offer incentives to those farmers whose children remain in schools.
III. Education should be made compulsory for all children up to the age of 14 and their employment banned.
a) Only I and II follow
b) Only II and III follow
c) Only I and III follow
d) All follow
Explanation: Literacy at basic level is the utmost need to prepare good future citizens. So, all children need to be educated. This can be achieved by creating awareness, providing incentives, enforcing education and banning employment of children. Thus, all the three courses follow.