Course Of Action interview questions – page 2

Statement : Poverty is increasing because the people, who are deciding how to tackle it, know absolutely nothing about the poor. Courses of action : I. The decision makers should go to the grass root levels. II. The decision makers should come from the poorer sections of the society. III. A new set of decision makers should replace the existing one.

1. A.Only I follows
2. B.Only II follows
3. C.Only either I or III follows
4. D.All follow

Statement : There is an unprecedented increase in the production of wheat this kharif season in most parts of the country. Courses of action : I. The government should immediately lower down the procurement price of wheat. II. The farmers should be asked to store the excess produces with themselves to be used for future. III. The government should make its best efforts to export wheat to augment its presence in international market.

1. A.Only I and II follow
2. B.Only II and III follow
3. C.Only I and III follow
4. D.All follow
5. E.None of these

Statement : The day time temperature in this summer have been four to five degree Celsius above the normal temperature across the country. Courses of action : I. All the districts 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.

1. A.Only I follows
2. B.Only I and II follow
3. C.All follow
4. D.Only III follows
5. E.Only II and III follow

Statement : A large number of students are reported to be dropping out of school in villages as their parents want their children to help them in farms. Courses of action : I. The government should immediately launch a programme to create an awareness among the farmers about the value of education. II. The government should offer incentive to those farmers whose children remain in schools. III. Education should be made compulsory for all children upto the age of 14 and their employment banned.

1. A.Only I and II follow
2. B.Only II and III follow
3. C.Only I and III follow
4. D.All follow
5. E.None of these

Statement : The condition of all the major roads in the city has deteriorated due to incessant rain during the last two months. Courses of action : I. The city civic authority should deploy additional traffic staff to regulate the vehicular movement. II. The city civic authority should immediately make arrangements for repairs of the damaged roads. III. Motorists should be alerted at various places by putting up sign boards about the bad patches of the roads to enable them to plan their journey accordingly.

1. A.Only I and II follow
2. B.Only II and III follow
3. C.Only I and III follow
4. D.All follow
5. E.None of these

Statement : There was a spurt in criminal activities in the city during the recent festival season. Courses of action : I. The police should immediately investigate into the causes of this increase. II. In future the police should take adequate precaution to avoid recurrence of such situation during festival. III. The known criminals should be arrested before any such season.

1. A.None follows
2. B.Only I and II follow
3. C.Only II and III follow
4. D.All follow
5. E.None of these

Statement : Courts take too long in deciding important disputes of various departments. Arguments : Courts should be ordered to speed up matters. II. Special powers should be granted to officers to settle disputes concerning their department.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : Majority of the students in many schools do not pass in the final examination. Arguments : These schools should be closed down as these have become unproductive. II. The teachers of these schools should immediately be retrenched.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : India has been continuously experiencing military threats from its neighbouring countries. Arguments : India should engage into an all out war to stop the nagging threats. II. India should get the neighbours into a serious dialogue to reduce the tension at its borders.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : Every year large number of devotees die due to severe cold on their way to the shrine located at the top of the mountain range. Arguments : 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. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : A group of school students was reported to be enjoying at a picnic spot during school hours. Arguments : The Principal of the school should contact the parents of those students and inform them with a real warning for future. II. Some disciplinary action must be taken against those students for the awareness of all the other students.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : Many medical and engineering graduates are taking up jobs in administrative services and in banks. Arguments : I. All the professionals should be advised to refrain from taking up such jobs. II. The government should appoint a committee to find out the reasons for these professionals taking up such jobs and to suggest remedial measures.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : The Officer Incharge of a Company had a hunch that some money was missing from the safe. Arguments : I. He should get it recounted with the help of the staff and check it with the balance sheet. II. He should inform the police.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : A large number of people die every year due to drinking polluted water during the summer. Arguments : I. The government should make adequate arrangements to provide safe drinking water to all its citizen. II. The people should be educated about the dangers of drinking polluted water.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : Orissa and Andhra Pradesh have agreed in principle to set up a joint control board for better control, management and productivity of several inter state multipurpose projects. Courses of action : I. Other neighbouring states should set up such control boards. II. The proposed control board should not be allowed to function as such joint boards are always ineffective.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : The cinema halls are incurring heavy losses 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 multi storey buildings should be constructed there. II. The cinema halls should be converted into the shopping malls.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

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.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

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. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

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. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : As stated in the recent census report the female to male ratio is alarmingly low. Courses of action : 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.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : A large cache of live ammunition has been found in the scrap yard of a local steel factory. Courses of action : I. The steel factory should immediately be closed down till all these ammunitions are located and shifted to safe places. II. The Government should immediately set up an enquiry to unearth the details and take corrective measures to avoid such incidence in future.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : Majority of the students have failed in one paper in the first semester examination. Arguments : I. All those students who failed should be asked to drop out of the course. II. The faculty teaching the paper should be asked to resign.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : The Minister said that the teachers are still not familiarised with the need, importance and meaning of population education in the higher education system. They are not even clearly aware about their role and responsibilities in the population education programme. Arguments : I. Population education programme should be included in the college curriculum. II. Orientation programme should be conducted for teachers on population education.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : The Finance Minister submits his resignation a month before the new budget is to be presented in the Parliament. Arguments : I. The resignation should be accepted and another person should be appointed as the Finance Minister. II. The resignation should not be accepted.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : Doordarshan is concerned about the quality of its programmes particularly in view of stiff competition it is facing from STAR and other satellite TV channels and is contemplating various measures to attract talent for its programme. Arguments : I. In an effort to attract talent, the Doordarshan has decided to revise its fee structure for the artists. II. The fee structure should not be revised until other electronic media also revise it.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : One of the problems facing the food processing industry is the irregularly supply of raw material. The producers of raw material are not getting a reasonable price. Arguments : I. The government should regulate the supply of raw material to other industries also. II. The government should announce an attractive package to ensure regular supply of raw material for food processing industry.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : There has been a significant drop in the water level of all the lakes supplying water to the city. Arguments : I. The water supply authority should impose a partial cut in supply to tackle the situation. II. The government should appeal to all the residents through mass media for minimal use of water.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow

Statement : Most of those who study in premier engineering colleges in India migrate to developed nations for better prospects in their professional pursuits. Arguments : I. All the students joining these colleges should be asked to sign a bond at the time of admission to the effect that they will remain in India at least for ten years after they complete education. II. All those students who desire to settle in the developed nations should be asked to pay entire cost of their education which the government subsidises.

1. A.if only I follows
2. B.if only II follows
3. C.if either I or II follows
4. D.if neither I nor II follows
5. E.if both I and II follow