statement and course of action Model Questions & Answers, Practice Test for ibps rrb po officer scale 1 prelims 2024

Directions:

In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.

Question :11

  • Statement :
  • There have been sporadic cases of stone throwing and damaging vehicles in the locality during the day following altercation between two local youth clubs last night.
  • Courses of action :
  • I : The local police administration should arrest all those who are caught committing these acts.
  • II : The local police administration should call a meeting of office bearers of both the clubs of the local to bring the situation under control.

Answer: (d)

II would suffice; hence no need to go for I.

Directions:

In each question below is given a statement followed by three courses of action numbered (A), (B) and (C). A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.

Question :12

  • Statement :
  • Many students of the local school fell ill for the fourth time in a row in the last six months after consuming food prepared by the school canteen. Courses of action :
  • A : The school management should immediately terminate the contract of the canteen and ask for compensation.
  • B : The school management should advise all the students not to eat food articles from the canteen.
  • C : The owner of the canteen should immediately be arrested for negligence.

Answer: (d)

I and III would be too harsh; II is absurd.

Efforts should be made to supervise the quality of the food prepared by the canteen.

Question :13

  • Statement :
  • Many school buses have fitted CNG kit without observing the safety guidelines properly. This results into some instances of these buses catching fire due to short circuit and endangering the lives of the school children.
  • Courses of action :
  • A : The regional transport authority should immediately carry out checks of all the school buses fitted with CNG kit.
  • B : The management of all the schools should stop hiring buses fitted with CNG kit.
  • C : The govt should issue a notification banning school buses for the use of CNG kit.

Answer: (b)

I is the right course.

II and III would create a bigger problem, viz pollution.

Question :14

  • Statement :
  • A sudden cloud burst over the island city resulted into unpredicted rainfall causing a flood-like situation in the entire area. A large number of people were caught unaware and were stranded on the road.
  • Courses of action :
  • A : The local administration should immediately put in place an action plan for avoiding such a situation in future.
  • B : The local administration should immediately deploy personnel to help the stranded people to move to safer places.
  • C : The local administration should advise all the citizens not to venture out on the road till the situation improves.

Answer: (c)

II is for the immediate future, III is for some time ahead.

I does not follow because of the word "immediately".

Question :15

  • Statement :
  • Many political activities have decided to state demonstrations and block traffic movement in the city during peak hours to protest against the steep rise in prices of essential commodities.
  • Courses of action:
  • (A) The Govt should immediately ban all forms of agitations in the country.
  • (B) The police authority of the city should deploy additional forces all over the city to help traffic movement in the city.
  • (C) The state administration should carry out preventive arrests of the known criminals staying in the city

Answer: (d)

(A) is not feasible in a democracy.

(C) does not follow because the problem is not concerned with "criminals".

(B) is the only course the authorities can resort to.

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