Course of Action Posted by vuotaa.com Categories Blog Date 7 April 2024 Comments 0 comment Report a question What’s wrong with this question? You cannot submit an empty report. Please add some details. /50 Course of Action Course of action tasks in analytical reasoning involve determining the most appropriate steps or strategies to address a given situation or problem. Participants analyze the scenario presented along with the available options for action. They must then evaluate the potential consequences, risks, and benefits associated with each course of action before selecting the most effective one. Mastery of course of action tasks enhances decision-making skills, problem-solving abilities, and strategic thinking. These exercises are common in aptitude tests, case studies, and management assessments, serving as a measure of one’s ability to devise and implement logical and effective solutions to complex problems or challenges. 1 / 50 1) Statement The manufacturing companies in Tamil Nadu are facing acute power shortage. Courses of Action I. Government should take steps to solve the power crisis. II. Government should shut down manufacturing companies to save power. A) If only I follows B) If only II follows C) If either I or II follows D) If neither I nor II follows Shutting down manufacturing industries would be a detrimental step for the economy, hence not feasible. Only course of action I follows because government should take steps to solve the power crisis 2 / 50 2) Statement The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) receives the complaint of an officer taking bribe to do the duty he is supposed to. Courses of Action I. CBI should try to catch the officer red-handed and then take a strict action against him. II. CBI should wait for some more complaints about the officer to be sure about the matter. A) If only I follows B) If only II follows C) If either I or II follows D) If neither I nor II follows Only Course of action I follows as CBI should try to catch the officer red-handed and then take a strict action against him 3 / 50 3) Statement The police department has come under a cloud with recent revelations that atleast two senior police officers are suspected to have been involved in the illegal sale of a large quantity of weapons from the state police armoury. Courses of Action I. A thorough investigation should be ordered by the State Government to find out all those who are involved into the illegal sale of arms. II. State police armoury should be kept under Central Government control. A) If either I or II follows B) If only II follows C) If only I follows D) If neither I nor II follows Keeping the State police armoury under the supervision of Central Government control is not the right course of action to bring the guilty to the book. However, an investigation may help to reveal those involved into the illegal acts. Hence, only action I is the right course of action. 4 / 50 4) Statement There has been an unprecedented increase in the number of requests for berths in most of the long distance trains during the current holiday season. Courses of Action I. The railway authority should immediately increase the capacity in each of these trains by attaching additional coaches. II. The people seeking accommodation should be advised to make their travel plan after the holiday. A) If only II follows B) If only I follows C) If either I or II follows D) If neither I nor II follows People cannot be deprived of going to a certain destination merely for lack of berths. Instead it is the duty of the railway authority to accommodate all the booking by all means. Hence, only I follows. 5 / 50 5) Statement While laying pipelines by one of the utility companies a huge fire broke out due to damage done to the pipeline. Courses of Action I. All the licences of the utility company should immediately be suspended pending enquiry into the incident. II. People residing in the area should be advised to stay indoors to avoid burn injuries. A) If only II follows B) If neither I nor II follows C) If either I or II follows D) If only I follows It is an accident and hence suspending licence of other utilities for this happening is not a right course of action. However, instructions should be given to the people to remain inside their houses. 6 / 50 6) Statement A large number of invitees who attended the marriage function fell ill due to food poisoning and were rushed to various hospitals located in the area. Courses of Action I. The Government should ban such marriage functions till further notice. II. The local hospitals should be advised by the Government to provide best services to the affected people. A) If either I or II follows B) If only I follows C) If neither I nor II follows D) If only II follows Neither I nor II follows. Marriage functions could not be banned. Also, it is the duty of hospitals to provide best services and Government advice is not required. 7 / 50 7) Statement The rate of inflation has reached its highest in last twenty years and there is no sign of it softening in the coming months.T Canara Bank (PO) 2010 Courses of Action I. The Government should initiate steps like reducing Government taxes on essential commodities with immediate effect. II. Farmers should be asked by the Government to sell their products at lower prices. A) If either I or II follows B) If neither I nor II follows C) If only II follows D) If only I follows Going for I and II will create other problems. 8 / 50 8) Statement The chairman stressed the need for making education system more flexible and regretted that the curriculum has not been revised in keeping with the pace of the changes taking place. Courses of Action I. Curriculum should be reviewed and revised periodically. II. System of education should be made more flexible. A) If either I or II follows B) If only I follows C) If neither I nor II follows D) If only II follows Statement speaks of inadequacies of the education system and emphasises the need for flexibility and revision. Hence, both the actions are right courses of action to update the curriculum. 9 / 50 9) Statement The Government has decided not to provide financial support to voluntary organisations from next five years plan and has communicated that all such organisations should raise funds to meet their financial needs. Courses of Action I. Voluntary organisations should collaborate with foreign agencies. II. They should explore other sources of financial support. A) If only II follows B) If only I follows C) If either I or II follows D) If neither I nor II follows Obviously, if Government has decided to stop financial support to voluntary organisations, these organisations should find other sources of financial support. Hence, II is valid. 10 / 50 10) Statement A huge tidal wave swept away many fishing boats and hutments of the fishermen living along the coastline. Courses of Action I. The fisherman should henceforth be restrained from constructing their huts along the coast line. II. The local administration should send a team of officials to assess the extent of damage and suggest remedial measures. A) If only I follows B) If only II follows C) If both I and II follow D) If either I or II follows Fishermen should, hence forth be restrained from constructing their huts along the coast line and also a team of officials should be sent to inspect the situation. 11 / 50 11) Statement Millions of pilgrims are expected to take a dip in the Ganga at the holy place during the next fortnight. Courses of Action I. The Government should restrict the number of pilgrims who can take dip each day during the fortnight. II. The Government should deploy an adequate number of security personnel to maintain law and order during the next fortnight at the holy place. A) If only I follows B) If neither I nor II follows C) If only II follows D) If either I or II follows I is a resitive issue and not feasible. II will help take care of the rush. 12 / 50 12) Statement A large part of the locality was flooded as the main pipe supplying drinking water bursted while the workers of a utility company were laying cables in the area. Courses of Action I. The civic authority should immediately arrange to repair the damage and stop loss of water. II. The civic authority should seek an explanation and compensation from the utility company for the damage caused by them. A) If only I follows B) If both I and II follow C) If only II follows D) If either I or II follows I is advisable in the short term while II in the long term 13 / 50 13) Statement Air export volume has increased substantially over the past decade causing backlogs and difficulties for air cargo agents because of increased demand for space and service. Courses of Action I. Airlines and air cargo agents should jointly work out a solution to combat the problem. II. The reasons for the increase in the volume of air export should be found out. A) If only I follows B) If either I or II follows C) If only II follows D) If neither I nor II follows The problem faced by the airlines and cargo agents is the non-availability of cargo space. Therefore, right course of action is to combat the problem. 14 / 50 14) Statement There is no motivation among today’s generation to join the armed forces owing to frequent transfers to risky areas. Perhaps they are not aware of the good side of it. Courses of Action I. Short term internship should be introduced at high school level to give students a peek into the adventurous life of the forces and provide a more realistic job purview. II. The salary level of the defence forces should be increased with immediate effect. A) If only I follows B) If only II follows C) If neither I nor II follows D) If either I or II follows I is the only feasible course of action as short term internship at high school level will give students a peek into the adventurous life of the forces and motivate them towards it 15 / 50 15) Statement The experts group on technical education has stressed that computer education should be provided to children from primary school itself. It should be implemented in urban and rural schools, simultaneously. Courses of Action I. Government should issue instructions to all schools for computer education. II. Atleast one teacher of each school should be trained incomputer operations for teaching children. A) If either I or II follows B) If only I follows C) If both I and II follow D) If only II follows Both are the right courses of action for effective implementation of computer education at primary level in urban and rural schools. 16 / 50 16) Statement The younger people do not look after their elders. Courses of Action I. Legal action should be taken. II. Old age homes should be opened. A) If either I or II follows B) If neither I nor II follows C) If only I follows D) If only II follows Opening old age homes are not permanent solution. Taking legal actions is the most feasible course of action. Hence, I follows. 17 / 50 17) Statement Many villages face flood fury every year in the monsoon. Courses of Action I. Timely evacuation of the people is necessary. II. The government should take measures to control floods by building dams etc. A) If only II follows B) If either I or II follows C) If only I follows D) If both I and II follow I is not feasible. II follows because building dams to control floods is a permanent solution for the perennial flood problem. 18 / 50 18) Statement A very large number of students have failed in the final high school examinations due to wrong questions in one of the subjects. Courses of Action I. All the students who have failed in that subject should be allowed to take supplementary examination. II. All those who are responsible for the error should be suspended and an enquiry should be initiated to find out the facts. A) If both I and II follow B) If only II follows C) If either I or II follows D) If only I follows Both the courses of action are suitable for pursuing. A large number of students failed without committing any mistake. Therefore, they should be allowed to take supplementary examinations. Also, the responsible persons should be punished. 19 / 50 19) Statement As many as ten coaches of a passenger train have derailed and blocked both pairs of the railway tracks. Courses of Action I. The railway authorities should immediately send men and equipment to the spot to clear the railway tracks. II. All the trains running in both directions should be diverted to other routes. A) If either I or II follows B) If both I and II follow C) If only II follows D) If only I follows Both the courses of action are appropriate. 20 / 50 20) Statement The State Government has decided to declare ‘Kala Azar’ as a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Act. Under the Epidemic Act, 1897, family members or neighbours of the patient are liable to be punished in case they did not inform the State Authorities. Courses of Action I. Efforts should be made to efficiently implement the Act. II. The cases of punishment should be propagated through mass media, so that more people become aware of the stern action. A) If either I or II follows B) If both I and II follow C) If only II follows D) If only I follows It is given in the statement that ‘Kala Azar’ has been declared as notifiable disease. Since, it is a good effort by the Government, hence effort should be made to implement the Act. Moreover, a deterrent in theform of punishment will ensureeffective implementation of the Act. 21 / 50 21) Statement An increasing number of graduates produced by Indian universities are unemployable. Courses of Action I. Colleges and institutes of higher learning should be given greater autonomy to decide the course content. II. World class foreign universities should be encouraged to set up campuses in India. A) If only I follows B) If neither I nor II follows C) If either I or II follows D) If only II follows None focuses on the real reason of unemployability. 22 / 50 22) Statement The committee has criticised the institute for its failure to implement a dozen of regular programmes despite an increase in the staff strength and not drawing up a firm action plan for studies and researches. Courses of Action I. The broad objectives of the institute should be redefined to implement a practical action plan. II. The institute should give a report on reasons for not having implemented the planned programmes. A) If either I or II follows B) If only II follows C) If only I follows D) If both I and II follow The efficiency of the institute can be boosted up by redefining the institute’s objectives laid down for this purpose and by way of finding the reasons for the failure. Hence, both the actions are right courses. 23 / 50 23) . Statement School dropout rate is very high in the rural areas as children support their parents in income earning activities. Courses of Action I. Public awareness programme on primary education should be expanded immediately to educate parents. II. Compensation should be given to rural families. A) If only I follows B) If only II follows C) If either I or II follows D) If neither I nor II follows Only Course of action I can follow as increasing the public awareness will educate the parents of importance of education and thus the dropout rate will decrease. 24 / 50 24) Statement Due to heavy rain in Bangalore, the normal lives of the citizens are paralysed. Courses of Action I. Government should take measures to help people and avoid life and property destruction. II. Government should provide free treatment in all the hospitals of Bangalore. A) If only I follows B) If neither I nor II follows C) If either I or II follows D) If only II follows I is the immediate course of action, helping people and preventing life and property destruction is the major step to mitigate the problem. Hence, only I follows. 25 / 50 25) Statement The world conference of ‘Education for All’ took place in 1990. Members who attended conference endorsed the frame-work of action for meeting the basic learning needs of all children. Courses of Action I. India should suitably implement the action points of this conference. II. India should also immediately organise this type of conference. A) If neither I nor II follows B) If only II follows C) If either I or II follows D) If only I follows Implementation of such action plans as framed by the conference is a right course of action as it will give an immediate and effective impact on the standard of education for the children. 26 / 50 26) Statement The police harass the common man. Courses of Action I. The government should take firm steps against the erring policeman. II. The police force should be educated for public dealing. A) If either I or II follows B) If both I and II follow C) If only I follows D) If only II follows Both the course of actions follow as the culprit should be brought to book and police force should be educated for public dealing. 27 / 50 27) 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. A) If both I and II follow B) If only I follows C) If only II follows D) If either I or II follows Being ‘not as attractive as promoted’ is clear case of hiding things. Hence, transparency is the action to the problem and I follows. II goes against the spirit of free market and is not relevant to the problem either. 28 / 50 28) Statement A major part of the local market in the city was gutted due to a short circuit causing extensive damage to goods and property. Courses of Action I. The Government should issue strict guidelines for all establishments regarding installation and maintenance of electrical fittings. II. The Government should relocate all the markets to the outskirts of the city A) If only I follows B) If either I or II follows C) If only II follows D) If neither I nor II follows I follows as a measure of caution. But II won’t solve the problem and poor electrical fittings would wreakhavoc where ever the market be. 29 / 50 29) Statement Two local passenger trains collided while running in opposite directions on the same track as the signalling system failed for a short period. Courses of ActionI. The services of the motormen of the trains shouldimmediately be terminated.II. The Government should immediately constitute atask force to review the functioning of the signallingsystem. A) If either I or II follows B) If only II follows C) If only I follows D) If neither I nor II follows Motormen should not be made the scapegoat for the failure of the signalling system. 30 / 50 30) Statement Almost 90% of the flights of one of the private airline company were cancelled for the fourth consecutive day as the pilots refused to join their duties in protest against sacking of two of their colleagues by the airline management. Courses of Action I. The management of the airline company should be ordered by the Government to immediately reinstate the sacked pilots to end the crisis. II. The Government should immediately take steps to end the impasse between the management and the pilots to help the helpless passengers. A) If only I follows B) If either I or II follows C) If neither I nor II follows D) If only II follows If the Government goes for I, it would impinge on the autonomy of the private sector. Hence, only II follows. 31 / 50 31) Statement A large number of students studying in vernacular medium have not passed the Xth standard final examination. Courses of Action I. The Government should immediately review the situation and initiate measures to improve it. II. All the teachers of these schools should be issued notices to improve performance of the students. A) If only I follows B) If either I or II follows C) If both I and II follow D) If only II follows Both courses of action are suitable for pursuing. 32 / 50 32) Statement Two persons, while on their daily walks in the jogger’s park were killed by unidentified miscreants early in the morning. Courses of Action I. The police authority should deploy police constables near the jogger’s park to prevent such criminal acts in future. II. The citizens of the locality should go for early morning walks in groups to avoid such attacks. A) If either I or II follows B) If both I and II follow C) If only II follows D) If only I follows To avoid such mishappening, deploying police constables can be of help. Also, if people go in groups, then such incidents can be avoided. 33 / 50 33) Statement A recent study shows that children below five, die in the cities of the developing countries mainly from diarrhoea and parasitic intestinal worms. Courses of Action I. Government of the developing countries should take adequate measures to improve the hygienic conditions in the cities. II. Children below five years in the cities of the developing countries need to be kept under constant medication. A) If only I follows B) If both I and II follow C) If only II follows D) If either I or II follows If Government concentrates to improve the hygienic condition in the cities, it may definitely reduce the impact of problem and this course of action appears to be feasible also. hence, this course of action follows. A constantmedication is another practical feasible step, which wouldhelp minimise the cases of death due to diarrhoea andintestinal worms. Therefore, course of action II also follows. 34 / 50 34) Statement Every year, at the beginning or at the end of the monsoon, we have some cases of conjuctivitis, but this year, it seems to be a major epidemic, witnessed after nearly four years. Courses of Action I. Precautionary measures should be taken after every four years to check the epidemic. II. People should be advised to drink boiled water during the monsoon season. A) If neither I nor II follows B) If either I or II follows C) If only II follows D) If only I follows It is not necessary that such an epidemic occurs after four years. Hence, Course of action I is not the right course of action. Secondly, prevention during monsoon season is the right step to face the problem of conjuctivitis. So, Course of action II is the right course of action 35 / 50 35) Statement Researchers are feeling agitated as libraries are not well equipped to provide the right information to the right users at the right time in the required format. Even the users are not aware about the various services available for them. Courses of Action I. All the information available in the libraries should be computerised to provide faster services to the users. II. Library staff should be trained in computer operations. A) If only I follows B) If only II follows C) If both I and II follow D) If either I or II follows Computerisation will definitely help the users to take best available information available in the library. Also, training to the staff in computer operations can further add to betterment of services to the users. Hence, both are feasible and therefore right courses of action. 36 / 50 36) Statement Majority of the students have failed in one paper in the first semester examination. Courses of Action I. All those student who failed should be asked to drop out of the course. II. The faculty teaching the paper should be asked to resign. A) If only II follows B) If neither I nor II follows C) If either I or II follows D) If only I follows The failure of majority of students hints at there being some lack on the part of the teaching faculty, which needs to be removed by constant efforts. So, none of the given courses of action follows. 37 / 50 37) Statement Reports of steep and continued decline in the inflows into the Gobindsagar reservoir of the Bhakra Dam, coupled with a depleted stock of steam coal with the thermal power plants in the North, may lead to a serious power crisis in the region. Courses of Action I. The supply of steam coal to the thermal power plants needs to be immediately stepped up by the Government. II. The Government should set up hydraulic power plants on other rivers in the region. A) If only II follows B) If either I or II follows C) If only I follows D) If neither I nor II follows Statement points out the crisis faced by the power plants and one of the crisis is depletion of stock of steamcoal with the thermal power plants inthe North. Therefore, it is the rightcourse of action to supply the steamcoal to the thermal power plants.Secondly, since the water inflow intothe Gobindsagar has declined, settingup of another hydraulic power plantwill be futile. 38 / 50 38) Statement Although the Indian economy is still heavily dependent on agriculture, its share in global agricultural trade is less than the share of agricultural exports to total exports. Courses of Action I. Efforts should be made to increase our agricultural production. II. The exports of non-agricultural commodities should be reduced. A) If only II follows B) If either I or II follows C) If neither I nor II follows D) If only I follows Only by increasing our agricultural production, we can have a better position in international agricultural trade. Reduction in non-agricultural commodities will further worsen our position. So, only I is the right course of action. 39 / 50 39) Statement Exporters in the capital are alleging that commercial banks are violating a Reserve Bank of India directive to operate a post shipment export credit denominated in foreign currency at international rates from January this year. T IBPS Clerk Mains 2017 Courses of Action I. The officers concerned in the commercial banks are to be suspended. II. The RBI should be asked to stop giving such directives to commercial banks. A) If either I or II follows B) If only I follows C) If neither I nor II follows D) If only II follows The statement mentions that the commercial banks violent a directive issued by the RBI. The remedy is only to make the banks implement the act. So, none of the course of action follows. 40 / 50 40) Statement Drinking water supply to many parts of the town has been disrupted due to loss of water because of leakage in pipes supplying water. Courses of Action I. The Government should order an enquiry into the matter. II. The civic body should set up a fact finding team to assess the damage and take effective steps. A) If neither I nor II follows B) If either I or II follows C) If only II follows D) If only I follows The first course of action does not match the scale of the problem. The problem is not so big as to merit a Government enquiry. It is enough that the civic body takes action and hence, II follows. 41 / 50 41) Statement People see tax as a burden and thus devise ways to underpay or avoid it altogether. Courses of Action I. Government should educate and inform citizens about the ways in which taxes help in development of the nation. II. Tax rates should be increased so that the under-recovery in collection is compensated. A) If only I follows B) If either I or II follows C) If neither I nor II follows D) If only II follows II is not a feasible step. I is necessary as only education can aware the citizen about the benefits of paying taxes. Hence, only II follows. 42 / 50 42) Statement The dolphin population in India has been decreasing sharply over the past few years. Courses of Action I. Dolphins should be declared an endangered species and bred in aquariums or protected areas. II. Locals should be enlisted to protect dolphins. A) If only I follows B) If only II follows C) If either I or II follows D) If neither I nor II follows Both courses of action are protecting dolphins and definitely, the population of dolphins will increase. 43 / 50 43) Statement There has been large number 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 check 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 A) If only II follows B) If neither I nor II follows C) If only I follows D) If either I or II follows Internet users should not suffer on account of certain individuals who indulge in internet tracking. However, such wrong doers ought to be penalised so that there are no hassles in the use of internet. Hence, only Course of action I is appropriate. 44 / 50 44) Statement Heavy rains hit the state during October, just before the State Assembly elections and caused heavy damage to standing crops in most parts of the state. Courses of Action I. Elections should be postponed to give candidates the opportunity to campaign. II. The Government should announce a relief package for those who are affected. A) If only II follows B) If both I and II follow C) If only I follows D) If either I or II follows I follows because holding the elections at this juncture would render the exercise meaningless. II follows for ‘heavy damage’. 45 / 50 45) Statement Many school children died in few accidents caused due to poor maintenance of school buses during the last few months. Courses of ActionI. The Government should set up an expert group toinspect the condition of school buses to avoid suchaccidents.II. The Government should suspend the licence of allthe school buses till these buses are properlychecked. A) If only I follows B) If only II follows C) If either I or II follows D) If neither I nor II follows The Government should set up an expert group to inspect the condition of school buses to avoid such accidents while II is impractical. 46 / 50 46) Statement A number of school children in the local schools have fallen ill after the consumption of their subsidised tiffin provided by the school authority. Courses of ActionI. The tiffin facility of all schools should bediscontinued with immediate effect.II. The Government should implement a system tocertify the quality of tiffin provided by the school. A) If neither I nor II follows B) If only II follows C) If either I or II follows D) If only I follows Course of action I does not follows due to the words All and immediate. Course of action II follows because a system should be implemented to certify the quality of tiffin provided. 47 / 50 47) Statement The pollution and air quality in Delhi is beyond the acceptable level. This is due to industrial and automobile exhaustion. Courses of Action I. Automobiles should be divided into groups to be run only on odd and even days, respectively. II. The government should stop the registration of new factories and vehicles. A) If only I follows B) If neither I nor II follows C) If either I or II follows D) If only II follows Neither of the two are the permanent solutions. They are temporary in nature. Hence, neither I nor II follows. 48 / 50 48) Statement A man wants to get admission in a certain unique elite club. Courses of Action I. Find and complete the procedure to get entry into the club. II. Get admission into another club. A) If only II follows B) If either I or II follows C) If neither I nor II follows D) If only I follows I follows, if man wants to take admission in a certain unique elite club, then he must find and complete the procedure to get entry into the club. 49 / 50 49) Statement It is reported that vitamins and minerals in vegetables and fruits are beneficial for human body. Medicines do not have the same effect on human body. Courses of Action I. People should be encouraged to take fresh fruits and vegetables to meet human body’s requirement of vitamins and minerals. II. The sale of medicines of vitamins and minerals should be banned. A) If only I follows B) If either I or II follows C) If neither I nor II follows D) If only II follows According to the statement, the suitable Course of action is I. People should be encouraged to take fresh fruits and vegetables instead of medicines to meet human body’s requirement of vitamins and minerals 50 / 50 50) Statement Prices of essential commodities have risen alarmingly due to prolonged transport strike. Courses of Action I. The transporter’s association should be ordered by the Government to immediately withdraw strike call or else they will face severe consequences. II. The Government should take help of military vehicles to restore supply of essential goods to the city. A) If either I or II follows B) If only II follows C) If neither I nor II follows D) If only I follows Every establishment/institution has the legal right to protest by way of strike. However, Course of action II is the right course of action. 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