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STATEMENT AND COURSE OF ACTION MCQs

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Question 61. Statement:The government of state 'Y' has decided to remove hutments and buildings that have come up beside roads to broaden them in city 'A'.Courses of action:I. The government of state 'Y' should rehabilitate the affected residents of hutments/buildings.II. The government should compensate with reasonable amounts for the targeted houses.
  1.    If only I follows
  2.    If only II follows
  3.    If either I or II follows
  4.    If neither I nor II follows
  5.    If both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> If either I or II follows


The affected residents can be compensated in either ways.


Question 62. Statement:Since the new building is ready, the chairman of Bank XYZ has directed its administrative section to plan for shifting its headquarters to the new building.Courses of action:I. Administrative department should deliver infrastructural facilities for the new building immediately.II. Administrative department should invite quotations from movers and packers.
  1.    If only I follows
  2.    If only II follows
  3.    If either I or II follows
  4.    If neither I nor II follows
  5.    If both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> If only I follows


I is a right action. Hence follows. Inviting quotation from a single company is not a right action. Hence II does not follow.


Question 63. Statement:The proposed strike by the transporters would paralise day to day life of the people.Courses of action:I. City administrators should engage the transporters successfully in negotiations on their demands in order to pre-empt their strike.II. City administrators should arrange for alternative public transportation system during the strike.
  1.    If only I follows
  2.    If only II follows
  3.    If either I or II follows
  4.    If neither I nor II follows
  5.    If both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> If neither I nor II follows


The first course should be to try their best that transporters don't go on strike. But it necessary that one is prepared with an alternative as well, in case the first course fails.


Question 64. Statement:ABD Ltd company has decided to launch free education up to class X for the children of its employees from June 2000.Courses of action:I. The company should reduce its other expenditures to save money for the plan. II. The company will have to prepare details for the execution of the plan.
  1.    If only I follows
  2.    If only II follows
  3.    If either I or II follows
  4.    If neither I nor II follows
  5.    If both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> If both I and II follow


Money is very important for the execution of any plan. Reduction in other expenditures will definitely help to raise money. Hence I follows. Any programme can't succeed without a good planning. Hence II follows.


Question 65. Statement:The cinema halls are incurring heavy loss these days as people prefer to watch movies in home on TV than to visit cinema halls.Courses of action:I. The cinema halls should be demolished and residential multistorey buildings should be constructed there.II. The cinema halls should be converted into shopping malls.
  1.    If only I follows
  2.    If only II follows
  3.    If either I or II follows
  4.    If neither I nor II follows
  5.    If both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> If neither I nor II follows


I is not proper way to tackle the problem. Because this action will not help reduce the problem. Hence, I is not advisable. On a similar basis II is also not advisable.


Question 66. Statement:It is necessary to adopt suitable measures to prevent repetition of bad debts by learning from the past experiences of mounting non performing assets of banks.Courses of action:I. Before granting loan to customers their eligibility for loan should be evaluated strictly.II. To ensure the payment of installments of loan, the work, for which loan was granted, should be supervised minutely on a regular basis.
  1.    If only I follows
  2.    If only II follows
  3.    If either I or II follows
  4.    If neither I nor II follows
  5.    If both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> If both I and II follow


Both I and II are advisable because it will reduce the number of defaulters.


Question 67. Statement:In order to maintain its dignity every nation should prosper economically and ensure development.Courses of action:I. The banks and financial institutions must make people aware of the importance of economic growth and development in every country.II. People should be encouraged to lead life with dignity.
  1.    If only I follows
  2.    If only II follows
  3.    If either I or II follows
  4.    If neither I nor II follows
  5.    If both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> If only I follows


I is advisable because awareness through these institutions will increase people's participation to get desired objective. II is irrelevant.


Question 68. Statement:Many private sector banks have reduced interest rate on housing loans in comparison to public sector banks.Courses of action:I. Public sector banks should explore new avenues in financial sector and try to establish their monopoly in these avenues and they should provide maximum possible and unique benefit to the customer.II. The public sector banks should advertise their special feature repeatedly so that they do not lose their future customers.
  1.    If only I follows
  2.    If only II follows
  3.    If either I or II follows
  4.    If neither I nor II follows
  5.    If both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> If both I and II follow


Both I and II are advisable because both the courses of action will tighten the grip of public sector banks on customers.


Question 69. Statements: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.
  1.    If only I follows
  2.    If only II follows
  3.    If either I or II follows
  4.    If neither I nor II follows
  5.    If both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> If only II follows


Only II follows.


Question 70. Statements: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.
  1.    If only I follows
  2.    If only II follows
  3.    If either I or II follows
  4.    If neither I nor II follows
  5.    If both I and II follow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> If only I follows


Only I is advisable because here the core problem is "migration of villagers for survival". I will make environment conductive to villagers to survive and restrict their migration. II is not advisable because it will compound the problem of migration.


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