TNPSC Logical Reasoning - Courses of Action
Exam Duration: 45 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: As many as ten coaches of a passenger train have derailed and blocked both pairs of the railway tracks.
Courses of action: I. The railway authorities should immediately send men and equipment to the spot to clear the railway tracks.
II. All the trains running in both the directions should be diverted to other routes.
- (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: The Central Bureau the Investigation receives the complaint of an officer taking bribe to do the duty he is supposed to.
Courses of action: I. CBI should try to catch the officer red-handed and then take a strict action against him.
II. CBI should wait for some more complaints about the officer to be sure about the matter.
- (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 engineering graduates in the country are not in a position to have gainful employment at present and the number of such engineers is likely to grow in the future.
Courses of action: I. The government should launch attractive employment generation schemes and encourage these graduates to government such schemes to use their expertise and knowledge effectively.
II. This happened due to proliferation of engineering colleges in the country and thereby lowered the quality of the engineering graduates. Those colleges which are not equipped to impart quality education should be closed down.
- (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 necessary to adopt suitable measures to prevent repetition of bad debts by learning from the past experiences of mounting non-performing assets of banks.
Courses of action: I. Before granting loan to customers their eligibility for loan should be evaluated strictly.
II. To ensure the payment of installments of loan, the work, for which loan was granted, should be supervised minutely on regular basis.
- (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 police department has come under a cloud with recent revelations that at least two senior police officials are suspected to have been involved in the illegal sale of a large quantity of weapons from the state police armoury.
Courses of action: I. A thorough investigation should be ordered by the State Government to bring out all those who are involved into the illegal sale of arms.
II. State police armoury should be kept under Central Government's control.
- (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: If the retired Professors of the same Institutes are also invited to deliberate on restructuring of the organisation, their contribution may be beneficial to the Institute.
Courses of action: I. Management may seek opinion of the employees before calling retired professors.
II. Management should involve experienced people for the systematic restructuring of the organisation.
- (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: 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.
Courses of action: 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.
- (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 employees' union of the Municipal Corporation has decided to strike work for indefinite period in protest against the management's refusal to grant bonus.
Courses of action: I. The government should immediately pay ex-gratia grant to the Municipal Corporation to grant bonus to its employees.
II. The striking employees should be persuaded to defer the strike notice.
- (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: Courts take too long in deciding important disputes of various departments.
Courses of action: I. Courts should be ordered to speed up matters.
II. Special powers should be granted to officers to settle disputes concerning their department.
- (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 coureses of action logically follows for purusing.
Statement: A train derailed near a station while moving over a bridge and fell into a river, resulting in the death of 65 people.
courses of action: I The railway Authorities should clarify the reason of the accident to the Government.
II The Government should allocate funds to compensate the destruction caused.
III. The protection walls of the bridge should be made strong enough to avoid such accidents.
- (a)
Only I and II follow
- (b)
Only II and III follow
- (c)
Only III follows
- (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: Number of dropouts from the municipal schools have significantly increased after withdrawal of mid-day meal scheme.
Courses of action: I. The government should reconsider its decision of withdrawl of mid - day meal scheme.
II. The goverment shouls close down some of the municipal schools.
III. The goverment should carry out a detailed study to find out the reasons for school dropouts.
- (a)
None follows
- (b)
Only I follows
- (c)
Only I and III follow
- (d)
Only II and III follow
- (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: In the city, over 75 percent of the people are living in slums and sub standard houses which is a reflection on the housing and urban development policies of the Government.
Courses of action: I. There should be a separate department looking after housing and urban development.
II. The policies in regard to urban housing should be reviewed.
III. The policies regarding rural housing should also be reviewed so that such problems could be avoided in rural areas.
- (a)
Only I follows
- (b)
Only I and II follow
- (c)
Only II follows
- (d)
Either II or III follows
- (e)
Only II and III 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: The vehicular traffic has increased so much in the recent past that it takes at least two hours to travel between the city and the airport during peak hours.
Courses of action: I. Non-airport bound vehicles should not be allowed to play on the road connecting the city and the airport.
II. The load of vehicular traffic should be diverted through various link roads during peak hours.
III. The departure and arrival of flights should be regulated on as to avoid congestion during peak hours.
- (a)
Only I follows
- (b)
Only II follows
- (c)
Only I and II 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: There has been unprecedented increase in the prices of essential commodities during the past few days due to the strike call given by the transporters' association.
Courses of action: I. The transporters association should be ordered by the governments to immediately withdraw strike call or else they will face servers consequences.
II. The government should immediately make alternative arrangements to ensure adequate supply essential commodities in the market.
III. The government should immediately declare the strike illegal and put all those responsible for the strike behind the bars.
- (a)
Only I and II follow
- (b)
Only II and III follow
- (c)
Only I 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: 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.
- (a)
Only I follows
- (b)
Only II follows
- (c)
Only either I or III follows
- (d)
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 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: Youngsters are often found staring at obscene posters.
Courses of action: I. Children should be punished and penalized if they are found doing so.
II. Any display of such material should be banned.
- (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 Secretary lamented that the electronic media was losing its credibility and that it should try to regain it by establishing better communications with the listeners and the viewers. He also emphasised the need for training to improve the functioning.
Courses of action: I. Efforts should be made to get organised feed back on the programme.
II. The critical areas in which the staff requires training should be identified.
- (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: 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, then decide which of the three given suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.
Statement: Residents from Model Colony coming under North Ward of City X have complained to the Ward Officer that for last three days the tap water in the ward is contaminated and no action is being initiated by municipal staff.
Courses of action: I. The ward Officer of North Ward should initiate action against residents who have lodged complaints against municipal staff.
II. The ward Officer should ask his junior officer to visit Model Colony to assess the actual condition of water with his staff and to get samples of water tested from laboratories.
III. The ward Officer should ask Ward Engineer to check water installations and pipelines in the Model Colony area.
- (a)
Only I and II follow
- (b)
Only I and III follow
- (c)
Only I and III follow
- (d)
Only euither I or III, and II 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: The Deputy Mayo of city Z has proposed to install a plant of mineral water and to supply citizens mineral water bottles at Rs.6 per Litre as against Rs.10 per litre being sold by local private companies.
Courses of action: I. The local private companies of city Z will have to close their operation.
II. The Corporation of city Z will have to provide for losses in this project in its budget.
III. The tap water schemes of city Z will have to be stopped.
- (a)
Only I and II follow
- (b)
Only II and III follow
- (c)
Only I 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: 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 incentives to those farmers whose children remain in schools.
III. Education should be made compulsory for all children up to the age of 14 and their employment banned.
- (a)
Only I and II follow
- (b)
Only II and III follow
- (c)
Only I 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: A large number of students studying in municipal schools could not pass the Xth Std. Board examination causing frustration among the students and their parents.
Courses of action: I. The municipal authority should immediately review the position and initiate measures to improve the situation.
II.The municipal authority should immediately fill up the teacher's vacancies in the municipal schools
III.The municipal authority should close down some of their schools and concentrate their attention on remaining schools to improve the conditions.
- (a)
Only I and II follow
- (b)
Only II and III follow
- (c)
Only I 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: 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: There are may than 200 villages in the hill area of Uttar Pradesh which are severely damaged due to cyclone and it causes an extra burden of Rs.200 crore on State Government for relief and rehabilitation work.
Courses of action: I. People of hill area should be shifted to other safer places.
II. State Government should ask more financial support from Central Government.
III. Government should levy relief tax to the corporate sector to ease the additional burden.
- (a)
None follows
- (b)
Only I and II follow
- (c)
Only II and III follow
- (d)
Only I 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: 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 arrangments 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.
- (a)
Only I and II follow
- (b)
Only II and III follow
- (c)
Only I and III follow
- (d)
All follow
- (e)
None of these