Logical Reasoning - Statement Courses of Action
Exam Duration: 60 Mins Total Questions : 30
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: There has been a significant drop in the water level of all the lakes supplying water to the city.
Courses of action: 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.
- (a)
If only I follows;
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows;
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows and
- (e)
If both I and II follow.
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: There is a substantial increase in the number of accidents causing deaths and severe injuries due to malfunctioning of the traffic signals.
Courses of action: I. The traffic police should immediately post traffic personnel at the junctions.
II. The signal system should immediately be repaired or replaced.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows,
- (c)
If either I or II follows;
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows and
- (e)
If both I and II follow.
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: Most of the development plans develop in papers only.
Courses of action: I. The incharges should be instructed to supervise the field-work regularly.
II. The supply of paper to such departments should be cut short.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows,
- (c)
If either I or II follows;
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows and
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: There has been less than forty percent voter turn out in the recent assembly elections.
Courses of action: I. The election commission should cancel the entire election process as the votes cast are not adequate to represent people.
II. The election commission should take away the voting rights of those who did not exercise their rights.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
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 shopping malls.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: Due to substantial reduction in fares by different airline services, large number of passengers so far traveling by upper classes in trains have switched over to airline services.
Courses of action: I. The railways should immediately reduce the fare structure of the upper classes substantially to retain its passengers.
II. The railways should reduce the capacity of upper classes in all these trains to avoid loss.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria type.
Courses of action: I. The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X.
II. The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: There has been an unprecedented increase in the number of successful candidates in this year's School Leaving Certificate Examination.
Courses of action: I. The government should make arrangements to increase number of seats of intermediate courses in existing colleges.
II. The government should take active steps to open new colleges to accommodate all these successful candidates.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: The sale of a particular product has gone down considerably causing great concern to the company.
Courses of action: I. The company should make a proper study of rival products in the market.
II. The price of the product should be reduced and quality improved.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: It is reported that though Vitamin E present in fresh fruits and vegetables is beneficial for human body, capsuled Vitamin E does not have the same effect on human body.
Courses of action: I. The sale of capsuled Vitamin E should be banned.
II. People should be encouraged to take fresh fruits and vegetables to meet the body's requirement of Vitamin E.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: A large number of people visiting India from country X have been tested positive for carrying viruses of killer disease.
Courses of action: I. The government of India should immediately put a complete ban on people coming to India from country X including those who are settled in country X.
II. The government of India should immediately set up detection centers at all its airports and seaports to identify and quarantine those who are tested positive.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: The minister said that the teachers are still not familiarized 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.
Courses of action: I. Population education programme should be included in the college curriculum.
II. Orientation programme should be conducted for teachers on population education.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: Mr. X, an active member of the Union, often insults his superiors in the office with his rude behaviour.
Courses of action: I. He should be transferred to some other department.
II. The matter should be referred to the Union.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
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.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: A large number of students have been caught using unfair means during the final-year degree examination.
Courses of action: I. All these students should be debarred permanently from appearing for any examination conducted by the authority.
II. The guardians of these students should be called by the authority to inform them that any such behaviour in future will not be tolerated.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: The vegetable traders feel that the prices of onion will again go up shortly in the State 'P'.
Courses of action: I. The 'P' State Government should purchase and store sufficient quantity of onion in advance to control prices.
II. The 'P' State Government should make available network of fair price shops for the sale of onions during the period of shortage.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: One of the problems facing the food processing industry is the irregular supply of raw material The producers of raw material are not getting a reasonable price.
Courses of action: 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.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: There has been an unprecedented increase in the number of requests for berths in most of the long distance trains during the current holiday season.
Courses of action: I. the railway authority should immediately increase the capacity in each of these trains by attaching additional coaches.
II. The people seeking accommodation should be advised to make their travel plan after the holiday.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: The killer entric fever has so far claimed 100 lives in some tribal villages in M.P. during the past three weeks.
Courses of action: I. The residents of these villages should immediately be shifted to a non-infected area.
II. The Government should immediately send a medical squad to this area to restrict spread of the killer disease.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: The Union Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation has fixed an annual target of Rs. 10,000 crores by way of tourism earnings towards the end of the current decade.
Courses of action: I. There is no need of development of further new tourist spots to meet the target.
II. The ministry should evolve attractive packages to woo the foreign tourists to meet the target.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
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 research.
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.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the three given suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.
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.
- (a)
None follows
- (b)
Only I and II follow
- (c)
Only II and III follow
- (d)
All follow
- (e)
None of these
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the three given suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.
Statement: Major part of the rabi crop in the district is damaged due to unseasonal heavy rains during the last few days.
Courses of action: I. The government should grant relief to the affected farmers to compensate their loss.
II. The government should provide free seed and fertilizer to the formers for the Kharif season.
III. The government should waive all the loans taken for the rabi crop by the affected farmers.
- (a)
Only I and II follow
- (b)
Only II follows
- (c)
Only II and III follow
- (d)
Only III follows
- (e)
All follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the three given suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.
Statement: A mass mortality of shrimps in ponds on entire Andhra coast has recently been reported due to the presence of a virus.
Courses of action: I. The water of the ponds affected should immediately be treated for identifying the nature of the virus.
II. The catching of shrimps from the ponds should temporarily be stopped.
III. The fishermen should be asked to watch for the onset of such phenomenon in nature.
- (a)
Only I follows
- (b)
Only I and II follow
- (c)
All follow
- (d)
Only II and III follows
- (e)
None of these
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the three given suggested courses of action logically follows for purusing.
Statement: Incessant rain for the past several days has posed the problem of overflowing and flood as the river bed is full of silt and mud.
Courses of action: I. The people residing near the river should be shifted to a safe place.
II. The people should be made aware about the imminent danger over radio/television.
III. The silt and mud from the river bed should be cleared immediately after the receding of the water level.
- (a)
None follows
- (b)
Only I and II follow
- (c)
Only II and III follow
- (d)
Only I and III follow
- (e)
All follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
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.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: Researchers are feeling agitated as libraries are not equipped to provide the right information to the right users at the right time in the required format. Even the users are not aware about the various services available for them.
Courses of action: I. All the information available to libraries should be computerized to provide faster services to the users.
II. Library staff should be trained in computer operations.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: Since its launching in 1981, Vayudoot has so far accumulated losses amounting to Rs 153 crore.
Courses of action: I. Vayudoot should be directed to reduce wasteful expenditure and to increase passenger fare.
II. An amount of about Rs 300 crore should be provided to Vayudoot to make the airliner economically viable.
- (a)
If only I follows
- (b)
If only II follows
- (c)
If either I or II follows
- (d)
If neither I nor II follows
- (e)
If both I and II follow
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the three given suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.
Statement: Without the active cooperation between the proprietor and the employees of the mill, it cannot remain a profitable concern for long.
Courses of action: I. The mill should be closed down
II. The workers should be asked to cooperate with the owners.
III. The owners should be asked to cooperate with the employees.
- (a)
None follows
- (b)
Only I and II follow
- (c)
All follow
- (d)
Only II and III follow
- (e)
None of these
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the three given suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.
Statement: People residing in some tribal areas are far from education.
Courses of action: I. Government should render all help to the NGOs to open schools there.
II. A mass awareness programme must be initiated in these areas.
III. Social workers should be entrusted with the job of educating them.
- (a)
Only I and II follow
- (b)
Only II and III follow
- (c)
Only I and III follow
- (d)
Only either I or III, and II follow
- (e)
All follow
