Critical and logical Reasoning Set 12 (Courses of Actions)

Critical Reasoning (Courses of Actions) Practice Questions for IBPS PO/Clerk/RRB, PGDBF Exams, RBI Grade B/Assistant, NICL, NIACL, LIC and other competitive exams.

Directions (1-6): In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of actions numbered I and II. A course of action is taken for improvement follow up at etc. Read the statement carefully and pick the correct answer choice.

Statement: Majority of students have failed in the final examination in South Asian University.

Courses of Action:

I. The faculty should be immediately retrenched.

II. The university should be closed down temporarily.
A) If only course of action I follows
B) If only course of action II follows
C) If either course of action I or II follows
D) If neither course of action I nor II follows
E) If both courses of action I and II follow

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Option D
Statement: If 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 joined the strike should be suspended.
A) If only course of action I follows
B) If only course of action II follows
C) If either course of action I or II follows
D) If neither course of action I nor II follows
E) If both courses of action I and II follow

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Option A
Statement: Higher disposal costs encourage those who produce waste to look for cheaper ways to get rid of it.
Courses of Action:
I. The disposal costs should be made highest.
II. The disposal costs should be brought down.
A) If only course of action I follows
B) If only course of action II follows
C) If either course of action I or II follows
D) If neither course of action I nor II follows
E) If both courses of action I and II follow

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Option B
Statement: The Indian electronic component venture in the West European markets is facing tough competition from the Japanese.
Courses of Action:
I. India should search for other international markets for its product.
II. India should improve the quality of the electronic components to compete with the Japanese in capturing these markets.
A) If only course of action I follows
B) If only course of action II follows
C) If either course of action I or II follows
D) If neither course of action I nor II follows
E) If both courses of action I and II follow

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Option E
Statement: Financial stringency has prevented The Assam government from paying salaries to its employees since April last year.
Courses of Action:
I. The Assam government should immediately curtail its staff strength by at least 30%.
II. The Assam Government show the reduced wasteful expenditure and arrange to pay the salaries of its employees.
A) If only course of action I follows
B) If only course of action II follows
C) If either course of action I or II follows
D) If neither course of action I nor II follows
E) If both courses of action I and II follow

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Option B
Statement: About 25 to 45% of the children who are enrolled, do not attend school on any given day.
Courses of Action:
I. More schools should be started.
II. reasons for this absenteeism should be find out.
A) If only course of action I follows
B) If only course of action II follows
C) If either course of action I or II follows
D) If neither course of action I nor II follows
E) If both courses of action I and II follow

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Option B

Directions (7-10): A statement is given followed by 3 courses of action. A course of action is taken for improvement follow up at etc. Read the statement carefully and pick the correct answer choice.

Statement: The central government has been planning to levy tax on agricultural income.
Courses of Action:
I. Government should seek suggestion from the farmers of the country.
II. Government should gather relevant information on cost and Returns of various crops as well as total income from and expenditure on various types of holdings, regionwise and farmwise.
III. Services of experts and their suggestions should be taken into consideration while formulating the planning.
A) None follows
B) Only I and II follow
C) All follow
D) Only II and III follow
E) None of these

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Option D
Statement: X state government stop the supply of free power to farmers. The decision came as a major setback to the farmers and gave rise to resentment among them.
Courses of Action:
I. The government of state X should withdraw its decision in order to placate the farmers.
II. The government of state X should assure the farmers that if there is an improvement in the fiscal situation of the electricity supply board, free power supply to farmers will be resumed.
III. Opposition parties of State X should start demonstrations as well as persuade people that the steps taken by the government is a total betrayal for the farming community of the state.
A) All follow
B) Only I and III follow
C) Only II and II follow
D) Only II follows
E) None of these

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Option D
Statement: India is facing the tax on religious places by suicide squads of muslim terrorists.
Courses of Action:
I. Other religions should also develop suicide squad who need you to be ready to do anything and everything.
II. The activities of every Muslim should be watched by intelligence authorities.
III. People should make extremist groups at village level to counter search strikes.
A) None follows
B) All follow
C) Only I and III follow
D) Only II and III follow
E) None of these

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Option A
Statement: The Adamant attitude of State X has created much Hue and cry. The state X is still Adamant and has not released water to state Z thus violating Central rule.
Courses of Action:
I. The central government should invoke article 256, which empowers the centre to issue a directive to the states, if an existing Central law is violated, and to implement the same properly.
II. President rule should be imposed in state X.
III. The opposition and ruling parties of state Z should start demonstrations against the failure of Central rule.

A) None follows
B) All follow
C) Only I and II follow
D) Only II and III follow
E) None of these

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Option E
Only I follows.