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COURSE OF ACTION MCQs

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Question 431. Statement : The Union Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation has fixed an annual target of Rs 10,000 crores by way of tourism earnings towards the end of the current decade.
Courses of Action :
I. There is no need of development of further new tourist spots to meet the target.
II. The Ministry should evolve attractive packages to woo the foreign tourists to meet the target.
  1.    Only I follows
  2.    Only II follows
  3.    Either I or II follows
  4.    Neither I nor II follows
  5.    Both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Only II follows
Such a high target can be achieved only by a drastic increase in the number of tourists. The tourists can be attracted only by developing spots worth seeing and providing attractive packages which seem to be a good value-for-money offer to foreign tourists. So, only II follows.
Question 432. Statement : The alert villagers caught a group of dreaded dacoits armed with murderous weapons.
Courses of Action :
I. The villagers should be provided sophisticated weapons.
II. The villagers should be rewarded for their courage and unity.
  1.    Only I follows
  2.    Only II follows
  3.    Either I or II follows
  4.    Neither I nor II follows
  5.    Both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Only II follows
Clearly, I is not practically viable. However, villagers should be rewarded for their courage, to keep up their spirits in future. Thus, II follows.
Question 433. Statement : A large number of students have been caught using unfair means during the final-year degree examination.
Courses of Action :
I. All these students should be debarred permanently from appearing for any examination conducted by the authority.
II. The guardians of these students should be called by the authority to inform them that any such behaviour in future will not be tolerated.
  1.    Only I follows
  2.    Only II follows
  3.    Either I or II follows
  4.    Neither I nor II follows
  5.    Both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Neither I nor II follows
Merely a warning for the future won't help, and an extremely harsh punishment as debarring students from exams permanently would spoil their future. So, none of the courses follows.
Question 434. Statement : There has been large number of cases of internet hacking in the recent months creating panic among the internet users.
Courses of Action :
I. The government machinery should make an all out effort to nab those who are responsible and put them behind bars.
II. The internet users should be advised to stay away from using internet till the culprits are caught.
  1.    Only I follows
  2.    Only II follows
  3.    Either I or II follows
  4.    Neither I nor II follows
  5.    Both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Only I follows
Clearly, internet users should not suffer on account of certain individuals who indulge in internet hacking. However, such wrong-doers ought to be penalised so that there are no hassles in the use of internet. So, only course I follows.
Question 435. Statement : A large number of engineering graduates in the country are not in a position to have gainful employment at present and the number of such engineers is likely to grow in the future.
Courses of Action :
I. The government should launch attractive employment generation schemes and encourage these graduates to opt for such schemes to use their expertise and knowledge effectively.
II. This happened due to proliferation of engineering colleges in the country and thereby lowered the quality of the engineering graduates. Those colleges which are not equipped to impart quality education should be closed down.
  1.    Only I follows
  2.    Only II follows
  3.    Either I or II follows
  4.    Neither I nor II follows
  5.    Both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Only II follows
The emphasis should be not on the Government putting all the engineering graduates to jobs but on the colleges producing not 'degree-holders' but real technical minds which could compete well for gainful employment. So, only course II follows.
Question 436. Statement : Every year, at the beginning or at the end of the monsoons, we have some cases of conjunctivitis, but this year, it seems to be a major epidemic, witnessed after nearly four years.
Courses of Action :
I. Precautionary measures should be taken after every four years to check this epidemic.
II. People should be advised to drink boiled water during rainy season.
  1.    Only I follows
  2.    Only II follows
  3.    Either I or II follows
  4.    Neither I nor II follows
  5.    Both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Only II follows
The disease occurs at the end of monsoons every year. So, precautionary measures every four years shall not help. The second course of action shall be a preventive measure. So, only course II follows.
Question 437. Statement : There has been an unprecedented increase in the number of requests for berths in most of the long distance trains during the current holiday season.
Courses of Action :
I. The railway 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.
  1.    Only I follows
  2.    Only II follows
  3.    Either I or II follows
  4.    Neither I nor II follows
  5.    Both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Only I follows
People cannot be deprived of going to a certain destination merely for lack of berths. Instead it is the duty of the railway authority to accommodate all the bookings by all means. So, only I follows.
Question 438. Statement : Every year large number of devotees dies due to severe cold on their way to the shrine located at the top of the mountain range.
Courses of Action :
I. The devotees should be discouraged to visit the shrine without having proper warm clothes and other amenities.
II. The government should provide warm clothes and shelter to all the devotees visiting the shrine.
  1.    Only I follows
  2.    Only II follows
  3.    Either I or II follows
  4.    Neither I nor II follows
  5.    Both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Only I follows
Clearly, the problem can be solved by warning the devotees of the excessive cold at the shrine. So, only I follow.
Question 439. 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.
  1.    Only I follows
  2.    Only II follows
  3.    Either I or II follows
  4.    Neither I nor II follows
  5.    Both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Only II follows
Clearly, an already working Finance Minister shall know better all the plans and resources of the Government and he alone can present a suitable budget. So, course II follows.
Question 440. 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.
  1.    Only I follows
  2.    Only II follows
  3.    Either I or II follows
  4.    Neither I nor II follows
  5.    Both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Only II follows
Clearly, the non-infected persons should not be debarred from visiting India. So, only course II follows.

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