Statement: Prime age school -going children in urban India have now become avid as well as more regular viewers of television, even in households without a TV. As a result, there has been an alarming decline in the extent of readership of newspapers. Conclusions: I. Method of increasing the readership of newspapers should be devised. II. A team of experts should be sent to other countries to study the impact of TV on the readership of newspapers.
Question 2.
Statement: The standard of education in private schools is much better than Municipal and Zilla Parishad -run schools. Conclusions: I. The Municipal and Zilla Parishad should make serious efforts to improve standard of their schools. II. All Municipal and Zilla Parishad schools should be closed immediately.
Question 3.
Statement: Domestic demand has been increasing faster than the production of indigenous crude oil. Conclusions: I. Crude oil must be imported. II. Domestic demand should be reduced.
InstructionThese instructions are applicable only to questions 4 to 6
In each question is given a statement followed by two courses of action. On the basis of the information given in the statement you have to suggest course of action.
Question 4.
Statement:
LightUp company has rejected first lot of switches supplied by company ABC and has cancelled its huge order quoting use of inferior-quality material and poor craftmanship.
Courses of Action :
I. The company ABC needs to investigate functioning of its purchase, production and quality control departments.
II. The company ABC should inspect all the valves rejected by LightUp company.
Question 5.
Statement:
The State Government is expecting bumper crop of wheat this year under its 'Wheat Purchase Guarantee Scheme'.
Courses of Action :
I. Other farmers should start cultivation of wheat from the next year.
II. The price of wheat will increase in the open market.
Question 6.
Statement:
The eligibility for appearing in Common Admission Test (CAT) for law in the State of X is now raised to 70% from earlier 60% in the Higher Secondary Examination.
Courses of Action :
I. Many candidates from the State of X may not appear for CAT this year and may appear from other states.
II. At pre-examination screening candidates obtaining less than 70% at the Higher Secondary Examination will have to be eliminated.
InstructionThese instructions are applicable only to questions 7 to 9
Read the following case and answer the questions.
Sakshi is the Vice-President in an electrical equipment company in Delhi. One day, her subordinate Bhaskar requested that Kishen, a project manager, be transferred to the Mumbai office from the Delhi office. In Mumbai, Kishen would work alone as a researcher. Bhaskar gave the following reasons for his request "Kishen is known for fighting frequently with colleagues of his team. He cannot accept criticism and feels rejected and get hostile. He is overbearing and is generally a bad influence on the team." Sakshi called upon Samir, another project manager and sought further information on Kishen. Samir recalled that a former colleague, Lalit (who was also Kishen's former boss) has made few remarks on Kishen in his appraisal report. In his opinion, Kishen was not fit for further promotion as he was emotionally unstable to work in groups in spite of the fact that he had seven years of work experience. Lalit has described Kishen as too authoritative to work under anyone. Lalit has further told Samir that Kishen had an ailing wife and an old mother, who does not want to stay with his wife. Consider the following solutions to the problem mentioned above: I. Sakshi should transfer Kishen to Mumbai office. II. Sakshi should try and verify the facts from other sources as well. III. Kishen should be sacked. IV. Kishen should be demoted. V. Sakshi should suggest Kishen to visit a family counsellor.
Question 7.
Which of the following would be the most appropriate sequence of decisions in terms of immediacy starting from immediate to a long term solution
Question 8.
Sakshi sought an appointment with Lalit to find out ways to help Kishen. Lalit is of the view that the company's responsibility is restricted to the workplace and it should not try to address the personal problems of employees. If Sakshi has to agree to Lalit's view, which of the solutions presented in the previous question would be weakened?
Question 9.
Which of the following statements, if true would weaken the decision to sack Kishen the most?
InstructionThese instructions are applicable only to questions 10 to 13
The question given below has a statement by two courses of action numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true. Then decide which of the two suggested course of action logically follows or pursuing. Mark answer as: (a) If only I follows (b) If only II follows (c) If both I and II follows (d) If neither I follows nor II follows
Question 10.
Statement:
The number of people who die on the roads every year is so alarming that the numbers every year are close to the numbers which can be attributed to the major diseases of the world.
Course of Action:
I. There should be an active campaign for sensitising people towards roads safety norms.
II. There should be an increased emphasis on enforcing speed limits, road safety rules and traffic management on roads across the world.
Question 11.
Statement:
An unacceptable number of children die during the first year of their lives the high incidence of infant death is a major cause for concern for the health ministry.
Course of Action:
I. All government hospitals should be privatized to improve health care facilities.
II. Government should commit higher levels of their budget to health services.
Question 12.
Statement:
The cream of India's Cricket team is likely to retire in the next three years living a vacuum which the Indian Cricket team is going to struggle to overcome.
Course of Action:
I. The BCCI should start to induct youngsters into the team and start to give them exposure to pressure situations.
II. There should be a rotation policy adopted for senior players in order to prolong their careers and keep them injury free.
Question 13.
Statement:
The lack of employment and income during economic depress leads to an increase in the crime rates.
Course of Action:
I. The government should provide an unemployment compensation done in advanced countries.
II. The government should encourage greater economic activity and increase the number of industries in order to reduce crime rates.
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