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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.
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None follows
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C.
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D.
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Only I and III follow
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All follow
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32.
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Statement: The Company X has
rejected first lot of values supplied by Company A and has cancelled its
entire huge order quoting use of inferior quality material and poor
craftsmanship.
Courses
of Action:
I.
The
Company A needs to investigate functioning of its purchase, production and
quality control departments.
II.
The
Company A should inspect all the valves rejected by Company X.
III.
The
Company A should inform Company X that steps have been taken for improvement
and renegotiate schedule of supply.
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Only I and II follow
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B.
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Only II follows
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C.
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II, and either I or III
follow
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D.
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All I, II and III
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E.
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None of these
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33.
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Statement: Some strains of mosquito
have become resistant to chloroquine - the widely used medicine for malaria
patients.
Courses
of Action:
I.
Selling
of chloroquine should be stopped.
II.
Researchers
should develop a new medicine for patients affected by such mosquitoes.
III.
All
the patients suffering from malaria should be checked for identification of
causal mosquito.
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C.
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D.
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Only II and III follow
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E.
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None of these
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34.
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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.
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Only I follows
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B.
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Only either I or II
follows
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C.
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Only II and III follow
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D.
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All follow
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E.
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None of these
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35.
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Statement: Many private sector banks
have reduced interest rate on housing loans in comparison to public sector
banks.
Courses
of Action:
I.
The
case should be raised before the regulatory authority for investigation by
the public sector banks as they cannot follow such reduction.
II.
Public
sector banks must adopt such policy to remain in competition.
III.
The
public sector banks should advertise their special feature repeatedly so that
they do not lose their future customers.
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B.
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Only I and II follow
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C.
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Only I and III follow
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D.
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Only either II or III
follows
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E.
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None of these
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36.
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Statement: The day time temperatures
in this summer have been four to five degree Celsius above the normal
temperature across the country.
Courses
of Action:
I.
All
the district headquarters should be alerted to send prompt reports of death
due to heat waves in their jurisdiction.
II.
The
Government machinery should be put on high alert and provided with necessary
equipments to prevent any untoward incident.
III.
The
Government should make necessary arrangements to provide drinking water in
all the areas affected due to extreme heat waves.
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Only I follows
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B.
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Only I and II follow
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C.
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All follow
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Only III follows
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E.
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Only II and III follow
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37.
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Statement: The Deputy Mayor of city
Z has proposed to install a plant of mineral water and to supply citizen's
mineral water bottles at Rs. 6 per litre as against Rs. 10 per litre being
sold by local private companies.
Courses
of Action:
I.
The
local private companies of city Z will have to close their operation.
II.
The
Corporation of city Z will have to provide for losses in this project in its
budget.
III.
The
tap water schemes of city Z will have to be stopped.
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Only II and III follow
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C.
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Only I and III follow
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D.
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All follow
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None of these
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38.
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Statement: The meteorological
department has reported that a severe storm is likely to hit the city during
the next forty-eight hours.
Courses
of Action:
I.
The
administration should advise all the business and educational establishments
to close down for two days.
II.
The
administration should not make the information public as it could create
panic among the residents of the city.
III.
The
administration should activate its disaster management program to tackle any
possible emergency situation.
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Only I and II follow
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B.
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Only III follows
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C.
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Only II and III follow
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D.
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Only I and III follow
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All follow
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39.
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Statement: The meteorological
department has issued a notification forecasting less rainfall during next
year's monsoon.
Courses
of Action:
I.
The
government should immediately set up a water authority for proper management
of water resources.
II.
The
water supply authorities should be asked to implement reduction in regular
water supply to tackle the situation.
III.
The
farmers should be advised to cultivate alternate crops which require less
water during the coming months.
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Only I and II follow
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B.
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Only II and III follow
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C.
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Only I and III follow
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D.
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All follow
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E.
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None of these
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40.
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Statement: In the city, over 75
percent of the people are living in slums and sub-standard houses which is a
reflection on the housing and urban development policies of the Government.
Courses
of Action:
I.
I.
There should be a separate department looking after housing and urban
development.
II.
II.
The policies in regard to urban housing should be reviewed.
III.
III.
The policies regarding rural housing should also be reviewed so that such
problems could be avoided in rural areas.
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Only I follows
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B.
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Only I and II follow
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C.
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Only II follows
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Either II or III
follows
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Only II and III follow
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Title : Course of Action Practice Paper 4
Description : 31. Statement: Incessant rain for the past several days has posed the problem of overflowing and flood as the river bed i...
Rating : 5
