Question 41. Statement : Drinking water supply to New Bombay has been suspended till further orders from Maharashtra Pollution Control Board following pollution of Patalganga river, caused by discharge of effluents from some chemical industries.
Courses of Action :
I. The industries responsible for discharging effluents into the river should be asked to close down immediately.
II. The river water should immediately be treated chemically before resuming supply.
III. The Pollution Control Board should check the nature of effluents being discharged into the river by industries at regular intervals.

Question 42. 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.

Question 43. 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.

Question 44. 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.

Question 45. 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. There should be a separate department looking after housing and urban development.
II. The policies in regard to urban housing should be reviewed.
III. The policies regarding rural housing should also be reviewed so that such problems could be avoided in rural areas.

Question 46. Statement : It is estimated that about twenty lakh people will visit the city during the ensuing festival.
Courses of Action :
I. The civic authority should monitor the crowd and restrict entry of the people beyond a manageable number.
II. The local police authority should be put on high alert to maintain law and order during the festival.
III. All the hospitals in the city should be put on high alert in case of any eventuality.

Question 47. 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.

Question 48. Statement : Severe drought is reported to have set in several parts of the country.
Courses of Action :
I. Government should immediately make arrangement for providing financial assistance to those affected.
II. Food, water and fodder should immediately be sent to all these areas to save the people and cattle.

Question 49. Statement : Since its launching in 1981, Vayudoot has so far accumulated losses amounting to Rs 153 crore.
Courses of Action :
I. Vayudoot should be directed to reduce wasteful expenditure and to increase passenger fare.
II. An amount of about Rs 300 crore should be provided to Vayudoot to make the airliner economically viable.

Question 50. 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.