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11. Statement : Although the India economy is still heavily dependent on agriculture, its share in global agricultural trade is less than the share of agricultural exports to total exports.Courses of Action: I. Efforts should be made to increase our agricultural production. II. The exports of non-agricultural commodities should be reduced.
Explanation: ANSWER : If only conclusion I follows.
Explanation : . Only by increasing our agricultural production, we can have a better position in international agricultural trade. Reduction in non-agricultural commodities will further worsen our position. So, only I is the right course of action.
12. Statement : The committee has criticized the institute for its failure to implement a dozen of regular programmes despite an increase in the staff strength and not drawing up a firm action plan for studies and researches.Courses of Action: I. The broad objectives of the institute should be redefined to implement a practical action plan. II. The institute should give a report on reasons for not having implemented the planned programmes.
Explanation: ANSWER : If both conclusions I and II follows.
Explanation : . The efficiency of the Institute can be boosted up by redefining the Institute’s objectives laid down for this purpose and by way of finding the reasons for the failure. Hence, both the actions are right courses.
13. Statement : Reports of steep and continued decline in the inflows into the Gobindsagar reservoir of the Bhakra Dam, coupled with a depleted stock of steam coal with the thermal power plants in the North, may lead to a serious power crisis in the region.Courses of Action: I. The supply of steam coal to the thermal power plants needs to be immediately stepped up by the Government. II. The Government should set up hydraulic power plants on other rivers in the region.
Explanation: ANSWER : If only conclusion I follows.
Explanation : . Statement points out the crisis faced by the power plants and one of the crisis is depletion of stock of steam coal with the thermal power plants in the North. Therefore, it is the right course of action to supply the steam coal to the thermal power plants. Secondly, since the water inflows into the Gobindsagar has declined, setting up of another hydraulic power plant will be futile.
14. Statement : The experts group on Technical Education has stressed that Computer Education should be provided to children from primary school itself. It should be implemented in urban and rural schools, simultaneously.Courses of Action: I. Government should issue instructions to all schools for Computer Education. II. At least one teacher of each school should be trained in Computer operations for teaching children.
Explanation: ANSWER : If both conclusions I and II follows.
Explanation : . Both are the right courses of action for effective implementation of Computer Education at primary level in urban and rural schools.
15. Statement : The Chairman stressed the need for making education system more flexible and regretted that the curriculum has not been revised in keeping with the pace of the changes taking place.Courses of Action: I. Curriculum should be reviewed and revised periodically. II. System of education should be made more flexible.
Explanation: ANSWER : If both conclusions I and II follows.
Explanation : . Statement speaks of inadequacies of the education system and emphasizes the need for flexibility and revision. Hence, both the actions are right courses of action to update the curriculum.