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4. ConCept deviAtor

Directions (Qs. 1-5): Each of these questions has a Courses of Action:
statement followed by three suggested courses of Action I. Non-airport bound vehicles should not be
numbered I, II and III. Assume everything in the statement allowed to fly on the road connecting the city
to be true, and decide which of the given Courses of and the airport.
action logically follows for pursuing. II. The departure and arrival of flights should be
1. Statement: Drinking water supply to New Bombay regulated so as to avoid congestion during peak
has been suspended till further orders from hours.
Maharashtra pollution Control Board following (a) Only I follows (b) Only I and II follow
pollution of patal ganga river, caused by discharge
of effluents from some chemical industries. (c) Only II follows (d) All follow
Courses of Action: (e) None follows
I. The industries responsible for discharging 4. Statement: Due to cancellation of a huge export
order for not adhering to the frame the company
effluents into the river should be asked to close
down immediately. is likely to get into incurring losses in the current
financial year.
II. The river water should immediately be treated
chemically before resuming supply. Courses of Action:
III. The pollution Control Board should check the I. The officer –in-charge of the production should
nature of effluents being discharged into the be immediately suspended.
river by industries at regular intervals. II. The goods manufactured for the export order
(a) All follow (b) Only II and III follow should be sold to other party.
(c) Only I follows (d) Only III follows III. The company should change its machinery to
(e) none of these maintain the time frame.
2. Statement: The Department of Education has (a) None follows
recommended that the primary level admission (b) Only I and II follow
to Government and Government aided schools (c) Only II and III follows
should be done purely random selection and not by (d) All follow
admission tests. This is necessitated as the number of (e) None of these
admission seekers are much more than the available 5. Statement: A devastatomg earthquake has ravaged
seats. the city killing hundreds of people and rendering
Courses of Action: many more homeless.
I. The Government should instruct the private Courses of Action:
schools also to follow the same practice. I. The entry of outsiders into the city should be
II. The Government should set up an independent stopped
body to regulate the primary level admissions. II. The civic administration should immediately
III. The schools should be asked to select student make alternate temporary hous in arrangement
only from those who stay in the neighbouring for the victims.
areas of the school. III. The affected people should immediately be
(a) None follows (b) Only I and II follow shifted to a safer place.
(c) Only I follows (d) Only III follow (a) Only I follows
(e) None of these
(b) Only II follows
3. Statement: The vehicular traffic has increased so (c) Only II and III follow
much in the recent past that it takes at least two (d) Either II or III follows
hours to travel between the city and airport during
peak hours. (e) All follows