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Course of action questions present a problem and several proposed responses, asking whether each response is practical, relevant, proportionate and directed at the stated cause. Sound action should be feasible and ethical, while an immediate reaction, an unrelated measure or an extreme solution does not necessarily address the problem.

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21. Statements and Causes Statement: The availability of imported fruits has increased in the indigenous market, and so the demand for indigenous fruits has decreased. I. To help the indigenous producers of fruits, the Government should impose a high import duty on these fruits, even if they are not of good quality. II. The fruit vendors should stop selling imported fruits. So that the demand for indigenous fruits would increase.

  • A. Both of them follow
  • B. None of them follows
  • C. Only I follows
  • D. Only II follows

Explanation: The ideas suggested in both I and II represent unfair means to cut competition.

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Correct answer: None of them follows

22. Statements and Actions. Statement There has been an unprecedented increase in the number of successful candidates in this year's School Leaving Certificate Examination. I. The government should make arrangements to increase the number of seats of intermediate courses in existing colleges. II. The government should take active steps to open new colleges to accommodate all these successful candidates.

  • A. Both of them follow
  • B. None of them follow
  • C. Only I follows
  • D. Only II follows

Explanation: because students are increasing randomly so increase in seat would help

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Correct answer: Only I follows

23. Statement: The Management of School M has decided to give free breakfast from the 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. (Ill) Funds will have to be raised to support the scheme for years to come.

  • A. Only II and Ill follow
  • B. Only Ill and I follow
  • C. Only I and II follow
  • D. Only I follows

Explanation: School is not receiving any grants so they might take extra fees from students hence many poor children might not able to afford it

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Correct answer: Only II and Ill follow

24. Statements and Actions. Statement The availability of imported fruits has increased in the indigenous market and so the demand for indigenous fruits has been decreased. I. To help the indigenous producers of fruits, the Government should impose high import duty on these fruits, even if these are not of good quality. II. The fruit vendors should stop selling imported fruits. So that the demand for indigenous fruits would be increased.

  • A. Both of them follow
  • B. None of them follow
  • C. Only I follows
  • D. Only II follows

Explanation: both of the methods are unfair hence another solution should be introduced to follow

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Correct answer: None of them follow

25. Statement: The availability of imported fruits has increased in the indigenous market and so the demand for indigenous fruits has been decreased. I. To help the indigenous producers of fruits, the Government should impose high import duty on these fruits, even if they are not of good quality. II. The fruit vendors should stop selling imported fruits, so that the demand for indigenous fruits would be increased.

  • A. Both of the statements follow
  • B. None of them follow
  • C. Only Statement I follows
  • D. Only Statement II follows

Explanation: The ideas suggested in both Statements I and II represent unfair means to cut competition.

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Correct answer: None of them follow

26. Statements and actions: Statement The management of hospitals is getting worse day by day. The doctors are so confused and they don't even know how to tackle a bunch of patients. I. Our Government should increase medical seats. So that we can get more doctors every year. In this case, the stress on medical staff will decrease as well. II. The Government should provide and develop strategies for medical staff and hospitals

  • A. Both of them follows
  • B. None of them follow
  • C. Only I follows
  • D. Only II follows

Explanation: The management is getting worse by the day which means that the government needs to develop new strategies as the current ones are not…

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Correct answer: Both of them follows

27. Statements and Actions:Statement I There has been an unprecedented increase in the number of requests for seats in most of the long-distance trains during the current holiday season. Statement II There is an unprecedented increase in the migration of villagers to urban areas as repeated crop failure has put them into a precarious financial situation. Courses of Action I. The villagers should be provided with alternative sources 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. authority should immediately increase the capacity in each of these trains by attaching additional coaches. II. The people seeking accommodation should be advised to make their travel plan after the holiday.

  • A. All of them follows
  • B. None of them follows
  • C. Only I follows
  • D. Only II follows

Explanation: Since all of them follow this option A is incorrect.

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Correct answer: All of them follows

28. Statements and Actions:Statement The availability of imported fruits has increased in the indigenous market and so the demand for indigenous fruits has been decreased. I. To help the indigenous producers of fruits, the Government should impose high import duty on these fruits, even if these are not of good quality.II. The fruit vendors should stop selling imported fruits. So that the demand for indigenous fruits would be increased.

  • A. Both of them follows
  • B. None of them follows
  • C. Only I follows
  • D. Only II follows

Explanation: The ideas suggested in both I and II represent unfair means to cut competition.

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Correct answer: None of them follows

29. Statements and Actions: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. (Ill) Funds will have to be raised to support the scheme for years to come.

  • A. Only II follows
  • B. Only Ill and I follow
  • C. Only II and III follow
  • D. Only I follows

Explanation: c) Only II and III follow. This option suggests that only Courses of Action II and III should be followed.

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Correct answer: Only II and III follow

30. A police officer stationed along the route of a parade has been ordered not to allow cars to cross the route while the parade is in progress. An ambulance driver on an emergency run attempts to drive an ambulance across the route while the parade is passing. Under these circumstances, the officer should:

  • A. Ask the driver to wait while the officer calls headquarters and obtain a decision.
  • B. Stop the parade long enough to permit the ambulance to cross the street.
  • C. Direct the ambulance driver to the shortest detour available, which will add at least ten minutes to the run.
  • D. Hold up the ambulance in accordance with the order.

Explanation: Without any knowledge of police rules, common sense dictates that saving lives is the number one priority.

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Correct answer: Stop the parade long enough to permit the ambulance to cross the street.

31. Statement: There is an unprecedented increase in the migration of villagers to urban areas as repeated crop failure has put them into a precarious financial situation.Courses of Action:I. The villagers should be provided with an 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. Both of the courses of action follow
  • B. None of the courses of action follow
  • C. Only course of action I follows
  • D. Only course of action II follows

Explanation: Increased migration would add to the burden on the city's infrastructure.

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Correct answer: Only course of action I follows

32. Statements and Actions:Statement: According to reports children below age 10 are being aggressive because of mobile phonesI. Parents need to be strict with their children.II. Parents need to be concerned and limit their screening time. Which follows?

  • A. Both of them follow
  • B. None of them follow
  • C. Only I follows
  • D. Only II follows

Explanation: The root cause of children getting aggressive is their mobile phones hence limiting the time that children use their phones can solve this…

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Correct answer: Only II follows

33. Statements and Actions:Statement The availability of imported fruits has increased in the indigenous market and so the demand for indigenous fruits has been decreased. I. To help the indigenous producers of fruits, the Government should impose high import duty on these fruits, even if these are not of good quality. II. The fruit vendors should stop selling imported fruits. So that the demand for indigenous fruits would be increased. Choose the correct option.

  • A. Both of them follow
  • B. None of them follow
  • C. Only I follows
  • D. Only II follows

Explanation: The ideas suggested in both I and II represent unfair means to cut competition.

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Correct answer: None of them follow

34. Statements and Actions: Statement: as stated in the recent census report the female to male ratio is alarmingly low. 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. Both of them follows
  • B. None of them follows
  • C. Only I follows
  • D. Only II follows

Explanation: A census is always conducted with the utmost precision, leaving chances of only negligible differences. So, I does not follow.

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Correct answer: Only II follows

35. Statements and Actions: Statement A smoker has left smoking suddenly. a. He will feel restlessness and anxietyb. He will start gaining weight

  • A. Both of them follows
  • B. None of them follows
  • C. Only b follows
  • D. Only a follows

Explanation: Both a and b can follow after a smoker suddenly quits smoking. When a smoker quits smoking suddenly, they can experience nicotine…

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Correct answer: Both of them follows

36. Statements: 1. The management of hospitals is getting worse day by day. 2. The doctors are so confused and they don't even know how to tackle a bunch of patients. Courses of action: I. Our government should increase medical seats. So that we can get more doctors every year. In this case, the stress on medical staff will increase as well. II. The government should provide and develop strategies for medical staff and hospitals.

  • A. Both of the conclusions follow
  • B. None of the conclusions follow
  • C. Only conclusion I follows
  • D. Only conclusion II follows

Explanation: 1. Poor management 2. Stress on doctors to handle a high number of patients Course 1 satisfies the second issue; Increasing the number of…

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Correct answer: Both of the conclusions follow

37. Statement: The availability of imported fruits has increased in the indigenous market and so the demand for indigenous fruits has been decreased. I. To help the indigenous producers of fruits, the Government should impose high import duty on these fruits, even if these are not of good quality. II. The fruit vendors should stop selling imported fruits. So that the demand for indigenous fruits would be increased.

  • A. Both of the statements follow
  • B. None of the statements follow
  • C. Only Statement I follows
  • D. Only Statement II follows

Explanation: The ideas suggested in both Statements I and II represent unfair means to cut competition.

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Correct answer: None of the statements follow

38. Statement:The availability of imported fruits has increased in the indigenous market and so the demand for indigenous fruits has been decreased.Courses of Action:I. To help the indigenous producers of fruits, the Government should impose a high import duty on these fruits, even if they are not of good quality.II. The fruit vendors should stop selling imported fruits. So that the demand for indigenous fruits would increase.

  • A. Both the courses of actions follow
  • B. None of the courses of actions follow
  • C. Only course of action I follows
  • D. Only course of action II follows

Explanation: The ideas suggested in both course of actions I and II represent unfair means to cut competition.

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Correct answer: None of the courses of actions follow

39. Statement:The availability of imported fruits has increased in the indigenous market and so the demand for indigenous fruits has been decreased.Course of Action:I. To help the indigenous producers of fruits, the Government should impose high import duty on these fruits, even if these are not of good quality.II. The fruit vendors should stop selling imported fruits. So that the demand for indigenous fruits, would be increased.

  • A. Both of them follow
  • B. None of them follow
  • C. Only I follows
  • D. Only II follows

Explanation: The ideas suggested in both I and II represent unfair means to cut competition.

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Correct answer: None of them follow

40. 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 sc heme for years to come.

  • A. Only II and III follows
  • B. Only III and I follow
  • C. Only I and II follow
  • D. Only I follows

Explanation: Since the school has introduced the scheme without receiving any grant, it needs to pool up the funds and make adequate arrangements to…

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Correct answer: Only II and III follows
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