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developed some minor problem and hence, you were waiting at the tea stall.
You suddenly saw that a jeep took a sharp turn towards the palm grove and
disappeared. After a minute, an old man on a scooter approached the tea stall
and said that he was a PWD engineer and that some miscreants forcefully

took away the keys to open up the dam gates. They planned to open the gates
at 6 pm when it would be dark. If they did that, several people in the nearby

villages would get washed away. After saying this, he fell unconscious. Just
when you were thinking about what you should do, your driver reported that
it would take another 30 minutes to get the van repaired. Just about then, a

young man came in his tractor with his pregnant wife and said that she was in
severe labour pain and needed to be taken to the hospital or else she may
have a miscarriage. As you were getting ready to tackle the new situation, an

old lady approached you asking for help to recover her cattle which had
strayed into the palm grove and were at risk of being taken away by the
people of Pahad Pur and that these cattle were her only source of livelihood.

The time now is 3.30 pm. Placed in such a situation, what will you do?

Points to Note

There will always be four problems given in the GPE. One will be of a
serious nature like a man is bleeding profusely and is unconscious or a person

has suffered severe burns or a person has fallen from a running train and is
unconscious. Such problems must be assigned first priority. There will be
problems in which a large number of people will be in danger or some
government property will be destroyed if no action is taken quickly. Such

problems must be given second priority. There will be a problem involving
an individual, like a girl is abducted and will be killed if the ransom amount

is not paid in time, or a boy is kidnapped, etc. Such problems must be
assigned third priority. Normally, there will be sufficient time available to
solve this problem. There will also be a problem given like a gold chain is
lost or cows have strayed into the jungle, etc. This must be given last priority

as they are of less consequence. However, do not ignore this problem or
suggest that this can be left out. The GTO will tell you to assume that there is

no mobile connectivity. Hence, do not go on to solve all the problems by