Statement and Courses of Action Difficult Questions and Answers

Statement and Courses of Action

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.

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.

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.

Correct Option: B

Statement
Reports of steep and continued decline in the inflows into the Govindsagar reservoir of the Bhakhra 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.

Statement point out the crisis faced by the power plants and one of the crisis is depletion of stock of steam coal with the thermal power plants in the North. Therefore, it is the right course of action to supply the steam coal to the thermal power plants. Secondly, since the water inflows into the Gobindsagar has declined, setting up of another hydraulic power plant will be futile.

Correct Option: A

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.

According to the statement, the suitable Courses 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.

Correct Option: A

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. At east one teacher of each school should be trained in computer operations for teaching children.

Both are the right courses of action for effective implementation of computer education at primary level in urban and rural schools.

Correct Option: D

Both are the right courses of action for effective implementation of computer education at primary level in urban and rural schools.

Statement
The Government has decided not to provided financial supports to voluntary organizations from next five years plan and has communicated that all such organizations should raise funds to meet their financial needs.
Courses of Action
I. Voluntary organizations should collaborate with foreign agencies.
II. They should explore other sources of financial support.

Obviously, if Government has decided to stop financial support to voluntary organizations, these organizations should find other sources of financial support. Hence II is valid.

Correct Option: B

Obviously, if Government has decided to stop financial support to voluntary organizations, these organizations should find other sources of financial support. Hence II is valid.