Statement And Course Of Action(Reasoning Aptitude ) Questions and answers for exam Preparation

Reasoning Aptitude

STATEMENT AND COURSE OF ACTION MCQs

Total Questions : 115 | Page 11 of 12 pages

Question 101. Statement:In response to the published tender notice, the company 'Z' has received 57 sealed tenders.Courses of action:I. The department concerned has to open the tenders and scrutinise them as per the procedure.II. The purchase committee will have to meet and recommend to the management the parties identified for allotting tenders.

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Answer: Option A. -> If only I follows

I is the next suitable step, hence follows. The tender is related with which department, is not known. Hence II does not follow.

Question 102. Statement:The board of directors of the company 'K' has decided in principle to wind up or sell off its business in all but core competency areas.Courses of action:I. The top management will have to first identify core competency areas of its operation.II. It will have to identify and shift its people from core competency areas to non core area.

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Answer: Option A. -> If only I follows

I is necessary. Winding up is not possible without this distinction. II makes no sense. Why should the best people be removed from an area you wish to retain?

Question 103. Statement:The eligibility for appearing for Common Entrance Test(CET) for engineering in state 'M' is now raised to 60% from earlier 50% at HSC examination.Courses of action:I. Many candidates from state 'M' may not appear for CET this year and may appear for CET examinations of other states.II. At pre examination screening candidates obtaining less than 60% at HSC will have to be eliminated.

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Answer: Option B. -> If only II follows

I is a conclusion, not a course of action. II is the right action.

Question 104. Statement:The company 'X' has decided to give 10% increase in salary to its employees from next month.Courses of action:I. The accounts department will have to prepare new salary statement for all employees before due date.II. Employees association should ask for more rise in the salary considering the market condition.

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Answer: Option A. -> If only I follows

I is reasonable course of action. Hence follows. Nothing about the condition is known from the statement. Hence II does not follow.

Question 105. Statement:The state 'K' is expecting bumper crop of rice this under its 'Rice Purchase Guarantee Scheme'.Courses of action:I. Other farmers should also start cultivation of rice from the next year.II. The price of rice will increase in the open market.

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Answer: Option D. -> If neither I nor II follows

Other crops are as important as rice. Hence shifting to rice production by all farmers would not be a sensible decision. Besides, next year the situation may change. Hence I does not follow. II is not a course of action.

Question 106. Statement:The Kharif crops have been affected by the insects for three consecutive years in the district and the farmers harvested less than fifty percent of produce during these years.Courses of action:I. The farmers should seek measure to control the attack of insects to protect their crops next year.II. The government should increase the support price of Kharif crops considerably to protect the economic interests of farmers.

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Answer: Option E. -> If both I and II follow

Both I and II follow. Course of action I will be a precautionary measure, while II will give the farmers a compensation.

Question 107. Statement:Many students who passed SSC could not get admission in the Junior Colleges due to less number of seats in the colleges.Courses of action:I. The government should arrange additional seats in the colleges for the students immediately.II. The students who did not get admission in the Junior Colleges, should be advised to get admission in the professional courses.

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Answer: Option B. -> If only II follows

I does not follow because there are a large number of victims. Additional seats will not solve the problems of those students because it may compromise on the quality of education. II is advisable because it will solve the problem to some extent.

Question 108. Statement:It has been reported that a large number of old age people live near the airport and they are suffering from hearing problem.Courses of action:I. The people who are living near the airport should be transferred to other areas immediately.II. The airport authority should train the old age people living near the airport to cope with noise pollution.

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Answer: Option D. -> If neither I nor II follows

Both I and II are impractical. Hence, both I and II do not follow.

Question 109. Statement:There was water logging in the major part of the city due to heavy rain during past few days and the people residing in those areas were forced to shift to other areas.Courses of action:I. The government should arrange food and shelter for the displaced people.II. The fire brigade should be put on high alert to cope with the situation.

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Answer: Option A. -> If only I follows

I follows because it will lessen the miseries of affected people. II does not follow. What role can be fire brigade play in a problem caused by heavy rain?

Question 110. Statement:The availability of imported fruits has increased in the indigenous market and so the demand for indigenous fruits has decreased.Courses of action:I. To help the indigenous producers of fruits the govt should impose high import duty om imported fruits, even if these are of good quality.II. The fruit vendors should stop selling imported fruits so that the demand for indigenous fruits would increase.

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Answer: Option D. -> If neither I nor II follows

I is not advisable because it is a biased approach to deal with problem. II is not an appropriate way to raise demand of indigenous fruits.