Logical Reasoning Ability Test : Course of Action QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part2 : 11 to 15

Directions for Q: In each of the question below is given a statement followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and III. 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 information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true. Then decide which of the three given suggested course(s) of action logically follow(s) worth pursuing. Then decide which of the alternatives (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) is correct.

11. Statement : A large number of tribal inhabitants are found to have been suffering from various diseases due to exposure to radioactive waste near the uranium mine.Courses of Action: I. The Government should immediately close down the mine. II. The Government should immediately take steps to save local people from exposure to radioactive waste. III. The tribals should be rehabilitated at a safer place.

Only II and III follow

Only I and II follow

Only I and III follow

Only III follows

None of these

12. Statement : A major railway accident involving a mail train was averted due to the presence of mind of one signal man at a wayside cabin.Courses of Action: I. The railway track for at least 50 km should be cleared off any traffic ahead of all the mail trains. II. The railway signaling systems should immediately be made automatic. III. The signal man should be rewarded so as to encourage others.

All follow

None follows

Only I and II follow

Only II and III follow

None of these

13. Statement : Every year thousands of eligible students don’t get admission in colleges, both in urban and rural areas, after passing their school leaving certificate examination.Courses of Action: I. More colleges should be set up in both urban and rural areas. II. The number of schools in both urban and rural areas should be reduced. III. None school should offer vocational courses to equip students for taking up their vocation after completing their school education.

Only I follows

Only II and III follow

All follow

Only I and III follow

None of these

14. Statement : If the faculty members also join the strike, there is going to be a serious problem.Courses of Action: I. The faculty members should be persuaded not to go on strike. II. Those faculty members who join the strike should be suspended. III. The management should not worry about such small things.

Only I follows

Only I and II follow

Only II and III follow

None follows

All follow

15. Statement : Cholera broke out recently in most of the cities killing a large number of people and affecting hundreds of households.Courses of Action: I. An enquiry should be initiated to identify the cause of the catastrophe. II. The civic administration should make the general public aware of, through mass media, the preventive measures to be adopted in such a situation. III. The para-military forces should be called in to help the civic administration.

None follows

Only II follows

Only I and II follow

All follow

None of these

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