Direction: In each of the questions below is given a statement followed by two courses of action. Courses of action is a step for administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follows-up further action in regard to the problem, policy etc. On basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the given suggested courses of action is/are logically worth pursuing.
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Statement
Financial stringency prevented the Government of state 'X' from paying salaries to its employees, since April this year.
Courses of Action
I. The Government of state 'X' should immediately curtail the staff strength at least by 30%.
II. The Government of state 'X' should reduce wasteful expenditure and arrange to pay the salaries of its employees.
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- if only I f0llows
- if only II follows
- if either I or II follows
- if neither I not II follows
Correct Option: B
Curtailing wasteful expenditure is the right step towards making provisions for money to be the distributed against pending salaries. Curtailing staff-strength is not the right solution. Hence, course of action II is the right course of action.
