Q.1
Statement : The Meteorology Department has forecast that a severe cyclonic storm would hit coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa in the next forty-eight hours.

Courses of Action :
I. The local administration should advise the fishermen not to go to dangerous area in the sea.
II. The local administration should alert the people of coastal areas of these two states and they should be prepared to shift to safer places.
Q.2
Statement : There has been large number of cases of internet hacking in the recent months creating panic among the internet users.

Courses of Action :
I. The government machinery should make an all out effort to nab those who are responsible and put them behind bars.
II. The internet users should be advised to stay away from using internet till the culprits are caught.
Q.3
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.
Q.4
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.
Q.5
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.
Q.6
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.
Q.7
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.
Q.8
Statement : India's performance in the recent Olympic Games was very poor. Not even a single medal could be bagged by the players. Government has spent Rs. 5 crores in training and deputing a team of players to participate in the Olympic Games.

Courses of Action :
I. India should stop sending players to the future Olympic Games.
II. Government should immediately set up an enquiry commission to find out the reason for India's dismal performance.
Q.9
Statement : Three persons were caught with huge arms and ammunition in the city.

Courses of Action :
I. Police should be instructed for night patrolling.
II. The three persons should be set free and their movements should be carefully watched to nab the other criminals.
Q.10
Statement : The alert villagers caught a group of dreaded dacoits armed with murderous weapons.

Courses of Action :
I. The villagers should be provided sophisticated weapons.
II. The villagers should be rewarded for their courage and unity.
Q.11
Statement : The day time temperatures in this summer have been four to five degree Celsius above the normal temperature across the country.

Courses of Action :
I. All the district headquarters should be alerted to send prompt reports of death due to heat waves in their jurisdiction.
II. The Government machinery should be put on high alert and provided with necessary equipments to prevent any untoward incident.
III. The Government should make necessary arrangements to provide drinking water in all the areas affected due to extreme heat waves.
Q.12
Statement : The meteorological department has reported that a severe storm is likely to hit the city during the next forty-eight hours.

Courses of Action :
I. The administration should advise all the business and educational establishments to close down for two days.
II. The administration should not make the information public as it could create panic among the residents of the city.
III. The administration should activate its disaster management program to tackle any possible emergency situation.
Q.13
Statement : There has been an unprecedented increase in use of malpractices by the students during various examinations held in the country this year.

Courses of Action :
I. All the concerned authorities conducting these examinations should immediately take effective measures to curb this menace.
II. All those students who are detected to have used unfair means should be debarred from appearing in any of these examinations for the next three years.
III. Using unfair means should immediately be made cognizable offence by passing necessary legislations.
Q.14
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 farmers for the kharif season.
III. The government should waive all the loans taken for the rabi crop by the affected farmers.
Q.15
Statement : Large number of people have become critically ill after consuming spurious liquor from a local shop.

Courses of Action :
I. The Government should immediately close down all the shops selling liquor till the stocks are tested for presence of toxicity.
II. The owner of the liquor shop should be asked to leave the town and open a shop elsewhere.
III. The owner of the liquor shop should immediately be arrested and tried for criminal negligence.
Q.16
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 ply 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 so as to avoid congestion during peak hours.
Q.17
Statement : There is a considerable increase in the number of persons affected by water-borne diseases during monsoon period.

Courses of Action :
I. The question should be raised in the Legislative Assembly.
II. The Government should disseminate adequate information regarding the pure drinking water to people.
III. All the hospitals in the city should be equipped properly for the treatment of patients during monsoon period.
Q.18
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.
Q.19
Statement : It is estimated that about twenty lakh people will visit the city during the ensuing festival.

Courses of Action :
I. The civic authority should monitor the crowd and restrict entry of the people beyond a manageable number.
II. The local police authority should be put on high alert to maintain law and order during the festival.
III. All the hospitals in the city should be put on high alert in case of any eventuality.
Q.20
Statement : The Company X has rejected first lot of values supplied by Company A and has cancelled its entire huge order quoting use of inferior quality material and poor craftsmanship.

Courses of Action :
I. The Company A needs to investigate functioning of its purchase, production and quality control departments.
II. The Company A should inspect all the valves rejected by Company X.
III. The Company A should inform Company X that steps have been taken for improvement and renegotiate schedule of supply.

Q.21
Statement : In one of the worst accidents in railway level crossing, fifty people died when a bus carrying them collided on to a running train.

Courses of Action :
I. The train driver should immediately be suspended.
II. The driver of the bus should be tried in court for negligence on his part.
III. The railway authority should be asked to man all its level crossings.
Q.22
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.
Q.23
Statement : Every year thousands of eligible students do not 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. More schools should offer vocational courses to equip students for taking up their vocation after completing their school education.
Q.24
Statement : According to the officials, paucity of funds with the organisation has led to the pathetic condition of this brilliant architectural structure.

Courses of Action :
I. A new architectural structure for the building should be designed.
II. The reasons for the poor condition of the structure should be found out.
III. Grant should be given to improve the condition of the structure.
Q.25
Statement : Nuclear power cannot make a country secure.

Courses of Action :
I. We must stop further expenses on increasing our nuclear power.
II. We must destroy our nuclear capability.
III. We must concentrate on improving our diplomatic relations.
Q.26
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.
Q.27
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.
Q.28
Statement : Some strains of mosquito have become resistant to chloroquine - the widely used medicine for malaria patients.

Courses of Action :
I. Selling of chloroquine should be stopped.
II. Researchers should develop a new medicine for patients affected by such mosquitoes.
III. All the patients suffering from malaria should be checked for identification of causal mosquito.
Q.29
Statement : Many private sector banks have reduced interest rate on housing loans in comparison to public sector banks.

Courses of Action :
I. The case should be raised before the regulatory authority for investigation by the public sector banks as they cannot follow such reduction.
II. Public sector banks must adopt such policy to remain in competition.
III. The public sector banks should advertise their special feature repeatedly so that they do not lose their future customers.
Q.30
Statement : The Company X has rejected first lot of values supplied by Company A and has cancelled its entire huge order quoting use of inferior quality material and poor craftsmanship.

Courses of Action :
I. The Company A needs to investigate functioning of its purchase, production and quality control departments.
II. The Company A should inspect all the valves rejected by Company X.
III. The Company A should inform Company X that steps have been taken for improvement and renegotiate schedule of supply.

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