Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Course of Action

71. Statement :

Orissa and Andhra Pradesh have agreed in principle to set up a joint control board for better control, management and productivity of several inter-state multipurpose projects.

Courses of Action :
I. Other neighbouring states should set up such control boards.
II. The proposed control board should not be allowed to function as such joint boards are always ineffective.

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

72. Statement :

On an average, about twenty people are run over by trains and die every day while crossing the railway tracks through the level crossing.

Courses of Action :
I. The railway authorities should be instructed to close all the level crossings.
II. Those who are found crossing the tracks, when the gates are closed, should be fined heavily.

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

73. Statement :

A large number of people visiting India from country X have been tested positive for carrying viruses of a killer disease.

Courses of Action :
I. The government of India should immediately put a complete ban on people coming to India from country X including those Indians who are settled in country X.
II. The government of India should immediately set up detection centres at all its airports and seaports to identify and quarantine those who are tested positive.

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

74. 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.

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

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

76. 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.

  • (A) All follow
  • (B) Only I and II follow
  • (C) Only I and III follow
  • (D) Only either II or III follows

77. Statement :

As stated in the recent census report the female to male ratio is alarmingly low.

Courses of Action :
I. The government should conduct another census to verify the results.
II. The government should immediately issue orders to all the departments to encourage people to improve the ratio.

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

78. Statement :

In spite of the Principal's repeated warnings, a child was caught exploding crackers secretly in the school.

Courses of Action :
I. All the crackers should be taken away from the child and he should be threatened not to do it again.
II. The child should be severely punished for his wrong act.

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

79. 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

80. Statement :

Three persons were caught with huge arms and ammunition in the city.

Courses of Action :
I. Police should be instructed for night patrolling.
II. The three persons should be set free and their movements should be carefully watched to nab the other criminals.

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