Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Course of Action

11. Statement :

The Minister said that the teachers are still not familiarised with the need, importance and meaning of population education in the higher education system. They are not even clearly aware about their role and responsibilities in the population education programme.

Courses of Action :
I. Population education programme should be included in the college curriculum.
II. Orientation programme should be conducted for teachers on population education.

  • (A) Only I follows
  • (B) Only II follows
  • (C) Either I or II follows
  • (D) Neither I nor II follows

12. Statement :

India has been continuously experiencing military threats from its neighbouring countries.

Courses of Action :
I. India should engage into an all out war to stop the nagging threats.
II. India should get the neighbours into a serious dialogue to reduce the tension at its borders.

  • (A) Only I follows
  • (B) Only II follows
  • (C) Either I or II follows
  • (D) Neither I nor II follows

13. Statement :

There is a substantial increase in the number of accidents causing deaths and severe injuries due to malfunctioning of the traffic signals.

Courses of Action :
I. The traffic police should immediately post traffic personnel at the junctions.
II. The signal system should immediately be repaired or replaced.

  • (A) Only I follows
  • (B) Only II follows
  • (C) Either I or II follows
  • (D) Neither I nor II follows

14. Statement :

Any further increase in the pollution level in the city by way of industrial effluents and automobile exhaustions would pose a severe threat to the inhabitants.

Courses of Action :
I. All the factories in the city should immediately be closed down.
II. The automobiles should not be allowed to ply on the road for more than four hours a day.
III. The Government should restrict the issue of fresh licences to factories and automobiles.

  • (A) None follows
  • (B) Only II follows
  • (C) Only III follows
  • (D) All follows

15. Statement :

The Finance Minister submits his resignation a month before the new budget is to be presented in the Parliament.

Courses of Action :
I. The resignation should be accepted and another person should be appointed as the Finance Minister.
II. The resignation should not be accepted.

  • (A) Only I follows
  • (B) Only II follows
  • (C) Either I or II follows
  • (D) Neither I nor II follows

16. Statement :

The vegetable traders feel that the prices of onion will again go up shortly in the State 'P'

Courses of Action :
I. The 'P' State Government should purchase and store sufficient quantity of onion in advance to control prices.
II. The 'P' State Government should make available network of fair price shops for the sale of onions during the period of shortage.

  • (A) Only I follows
  • (B) Only II follows
  • (C) Either I or II follows
  • (D) Neither I nor II follows

17. Statement :

There has been less than forty percent voter turnout in the recent assembly elections.

Courses of Action :
I. The election commission should cancel the entire election process as the votes cast are not adequate to represent people.
II. The election commission should take away the voting rights of those who did not exercise their rights.

  • (A) Only I follows
  • (B) Only II follows
  • (C) Either I or II follows
  • (D) Neither I nor II follows

18. Statement :

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $285 million loan to finance a project to construct coal ports by Paradip and Madras Port Trusts.

Courses of Action :
I. India should use financial assistance from other international financial organisations to develop such ports in other places.
II. India should not seek such financial assistance from the international financial agencies.

  • (A) Only I follows
  • (B) Only II follows
  • (C) Either I or II follows
  • (D) Neither I nor II follows

19. Statement :

There is an unprecedented increase in migration of villagers to urban areas as repeated crop failure has put them into precarious financial situation.

Courses of Action :
I. The villagers should be provided with alternate source of income in their villages which will make them stay put.
II. The migrated villagers should be provided with jobs in the urban areas to help them survive.

  • (A) Only I follows
  • (B) Only II follows
  • (C) Either I or II follows
  • (D) Neither I nor II follows

20. Statement :

Some serious blunders were detected in the Accounts section of a factory.

Courses of Action :
I. An efficient team of auditors should be appointed to check the Accounts.
II. A show cause notice should be issued to all the employees involved in the irregularity.

  • (A) Only I follows
  • (B) Only II follows
  • (C) Either I or II follows
  • (D) Neither I nor II follows