IBPS, SBI, RRB Statement & Course of Action Questions for Bank Exams - 2

Question: 6

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

Ans: A

The urgent need is to identify the causative virus and then treat the pond water according to eliminate them. So, only I follows.

Question: 7

Statement :
The weather bureau has through a recent bulletin forecast heavy rainfall during the next week which may cause water logging in several parts of the city.
Courses of action :
I. The bulletin should be given wide publicity through the mass media.
II. The civic authority should keep in readiness the pumping system for removal of water from these parts.
III. The people should be advised to stay indoors during the period.

(A) None follows

(B) Only I and II follow

(C) Only II follows

(D) Only II and III follow

(E) None of these

Ans: D

The issue is not so big as to be made public extensively. So, I does not follow. Besides, the authorities must be prepared to deal with the problem effectively and persuade the people to stay indoors to avoid inconvenience arising out of water logging. Thus, both II and III follow.

Question: 8

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

Ans: A

The statement indirectly asserts that the decision makers can work effectively to eliminate poverty, only if they get to know the basic problems afflicting the poor people through interaction with them. So, only II follows.

Question: 9

Statement :
There is an unprecedented increase in the production of wheat this kharif season in most parts of the country.
Courses of action :
I. The government should immediately lower down the procurement price of wheat.
II. The farmers should be asked to store the excess produces with themselves to be used for future.
III. The government should make its best efforts to export wheat to augment its presence in international market.

(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

Ans: E

Clearly, both steps I and II are not commercially viable for the farmers. So, none of them follows. The only solution lies in the government attempting to exports the excess produce of wheat. Thus, only III follows.

Question: 10

Statement :
The day time temperature in this summer have been four to five degree Celsius above the normal temperature across the country.
Courses of action :
I. All the districts 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.

(A) Only I follows

(B) Only I and II follow

(C) All follow

(D) Only III follows

(E) Only II and III follow

Ans: E

The situation demands extending as much help and relief as possible, to the common people, thus making it easy for them to cope up with extreme hot weather. So, only II and III follow.

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