Direction: In each of the questions below is given a statement followed by two courses of action. Courses of action is a step for administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follows-up further action in regard to the problem, policy etc. On basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the given suggested courses of action is/are logically worth pursuing.
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Statement
Drinking water supply to may parts of the town has been disrupted due to loss of water because of leakage in pipes supplying water.
Courses of Action
I. The Government should order an inquiry into the matter.
II. The civic body should set up a fact finding team to assess the damage and take effective steps.
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- if only I follows
- if only II follows
- if either I or II follows
- if neither I nor II follows
Correct Option: B
The first course of action does not match the scale of the problem. The problem is not big as to merit a Government enquiry, It is enough that civic body takes action and hence, II follows.
