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This section includes 1084 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Logical and Verbal Reasoning knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1001. |
Statement: It is estimated that about twenty lakh people will visit the city during the ensuing festival.Courses of Action:I. The civic authority should monitor the crowd and restrict entry of the people beyond a manageable number.II. The local police authority should be put on high alert to maintain law and order during the festival.III. All the hospitals in the city should be put on high alert in case of any eventuality. |
| A. | Only I and II follow |
| B. | Only II and III follow |
| C. | Only I and III follow |
| D. | All follow |
| Answer» C. Only I and III follow | |
| 1002. |
Statement: India's performance in the recent Olympic Games was very poor. Not even a single medal could be bagged by the players. Government has spent Rs. 5 crores in training and deputing a team of players to participate in the Olympic Games.Courses of Action:I. India should stop sending players to the future Olympic Games.II. Government should immediately set up an enquiry commission to find out the reason for India's dismal performance. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» C. Either I or II follows | |
| 1003. |
Statement: The Company X has rejected first lot of values supplied by Company A and has cancelled its entire huge order quoting use of inferior quality material and poor craftsmanship.Courses of Action:I. The Company A needs to investigate functioning of its purchase, production and quality control departments.II. The Company A should inspect all the valves rejected by Company X.III. The Company A should inform Company X that steps have been taken for improvement and renegotiate schedule of supply. |
| A. | Only I and II follow |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | II, and either I or III follow |
| D. | All I, II and III follow |
| Answer» B. Only II follows | |
| 1004. |
Statement: It has been reported by one of the TV channels that the answer papers of Board examination of one State are evaluated by students studying in the same standard with the help of model answers as instructed by the examiners.Courses of Action:I. All such examiners should be immediately suspended from their official positions.II. All such papers evaluated by the students should be immediately confiscated and got evaluated by qualified teachers.III. The Board should explore possibilities even though they are remote, of getting the answer papers of this examination evaluated by computerised machines. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Only III follows |
| D. | Only I and II follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1005. |
Statement: Lack of coordination between the University, its colleges and various authorities has resulted in students ousted from one college seeking migration to another.Courses of Action:I. If a student is ousted from a college, the information should be sent to all the other colleges of the UniversityII. The admissions to all the colleges of the University should be handled by the University directly.III. A separate section should be made for taking strict action against students indulging in anti-social activities. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Only III follows |
| D. | Only I and III follow |
| Answer» B. Only II follows | |
| 1006. |
Statement: Over 27,000 bonded labourers identified and freed are still awaiting rehabilitation.Courses of Action:I. More cases of bonded labourers should be identified.II. Till the proper rehabilitation facilities are available, the bonded labourers should not be freed.III. The impediments in the way of speedy and proper rehabilitation of bonded labourers should be removed. |
| A. | None follows |
| B. | Only I follows |
| C. | Only II follows |
| D. | Only III follows |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1007. |
Statement: The alert villagers caught a group of dreaded dacoits armed with murderous weapons.Courses of Action:I. The villagers should be provided sophisticated weapons.II. The villagers should be rewarded for their courage and unity. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» C. Either I or II follows | |
| 1008. |
Statement: A large number of students studying in municipal schools could not pass the Xth Std. Board examination causing frustration among the students and their parents.Courses of Action:I. The Municipal authority should immediately review the position and initiate measures to improve the situation.II. The municipal authority should immediately fill up the teachers' vacancies in the municipal schools.III. The municipal authority should close down some of their schools and concentrate their attention on remaining schools to improve the conditions. |
| A. | Only I and II follow |
| B. | Only II and III follow |
| C. | Only I and III follow |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1009. |
Statement: In the city, over 75 percent of the people are living in slums and sub-standard houses which is a reflection on the housing and urban development policies of the Government.Courses of Action:I. There should be a separate department looking after housing and urban development.II. The policies in regard to urban housing should be reviewed.III. The policies regarding rural housing should also be reviewed so that such problems could be avoided in rural areas. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only I and II follow |
| C. | Only II follows |
| D. | Either II or III follows |
| Answer» C. Only II follows | |
| 1010. |
Statement: India today is midstream in its demographic transaction. In the last 60 years there has been an almost continuous decline in mortality; while fertility has declined over the last 20 years. The consequence is that there has been a rapid growth in population over the last 50 years.Courses of Action:I. India should immediately revitalise its family planning programme.II. The Government should immediately launch a massive education programme through mass media highlighting the implication of population growth at the present rate. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1011. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1012. |
Statement: Any further increase in the pollution level in the city by way of industrial effluents and automobile exhaustions would pose a severe threat to the inhabitants.Courses of Action:I. All the factories in the city should immediately be closed down.II. The automobiles should not be allowed to ply on the road for more than four hours a day.III. The Government should restrict the issue of fresh licences to factories and automobiles. |
| A. | None follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Only III follows |
| D. | All follows |
| Answer» D. All follows | |
| 1013. |
Statement: Nuclear power cannot make a country secure.Courses of Action:I. We must stop further expenses on increasing our nuclear power.II. We must destroy our nuclear capability.III. We must concentrate on improving our diplomatic relations. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Only III follows |
| D. | Only I and III follow |
| Answer» D. Only I and III follow | |
| 1014. |
Statement: Incessant rain for the past several days has posed the problem of overflowing and flood as the river bed is full of silt and mud.Courses of Action:I. The people residing near the river should be shifted to a safe place.II. The people should be made aware about the imminent danger over radio/television.III. The silt and mud from the river bed should be cleared immediately after the receding of the water level. |
| A. | None follows |
| B. | Only I and ll follow |
| C. | Only II and III follow |
| D. | All follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1015. |
Statement: The Management of School M has decided to give free breakfast from next academic year to all the students in its primary section through its canteen even though they will not get any government grant.Courses of Action:I. The school will have to admit many poor students who will seek admission for the next academic year.II. The canteen facilities and utensils have to be checked and new purchases to be made to equip it properly.III. Funds will have to be raised to support the scheme for years to come. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only either I or II follows |
| C. | Only II and III follow |
| D. | All follow |
| Answer» D. All follow | |
| 1016. |
Statement: There is a substantial increase in the number of accidents causing deaths and severe injuries due to malfunctioning of the traffic signals.Courses of Action:I. The traffic police should immediately post traffic personnel at the junctions.II. The signal system should immediately be repaired or replaced. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» D. Neither I nor II follows | |
| 1017. |
Statement: The exodus from villages to cities is detrimental to both.Courses of Action:I. Rural postings must be made mandatory.II. There should be fewer trains linking cities to smaller places.III. Employment generation scheme should be launched in rural areas. |
| A. | Only II follows |
| B. | Only I and II follow |
| C. | Only III follows |
| D. | Only II and III follow |
| Answer» D. Only II and III follow | |
| 1018. |
Statement: The air and rail services have been severely disrupted due to thick fog in the northern part of the country.Courses of Action:I. The rail and air services should be temporarily suspended in the region.II. People should be advised to make their travel plan keeping in mind the probable disruption resulting in delay or cancellation of services.III. The government should immediately install modern machines which will enable it to guide the rail and air services even if the thick fog develops. |
| A. | Only II follows |
| B. | Only III follows |
| C. | Only II and III follow |
| D. | All follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1019. |
Statement: The Secretary lamented that the electronic media was losing its credibility and that it should try to regain it by establishing better communications with the listeners and the viewers. He also emphasised the need for training to improve the functioning.Courses of Action:I. Efforts should be made to get organised feed back on the programme.II. The critical areas in which the staff requires training should be identified. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1020. |
Statement: There are more than 200 villages in the hill area of Uttar Pradesh which are severely damaged due to cyclone and it causes an extra burden of Rs 200 crore on State Government for relief and rehabilitation work.Courses of Action:I. People of hill area should be shifted to other safer places.II. State Government should ask more financial support from Central Government.III. Government should levy relief tax to the corporate sector to ease the additional burden. |
| A. | None follows |
| B. | Only I and II follow |
| C. | Only II and III follow |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1021. |
Statement: Certain mining industries in Gujarat may come to a standstill because of the notification issued by the Department of Environment and Forest banning mining operations and industries alike within 25 kms of National Park, the game sanctuary and reserve forest areas.Courses of Action:I. The Department should be asked to immediately withdraw the notification.II. The Government should make effort to shift the parks, sanctuaries and reserve forests to other non-mining areas. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1022. |
Statement: Three persons were caught with huge arms and ammunition in the city.Courses of Action:I. Police should be instructed for night patrolling.II. The three persons should be set free and their movements should be carefully watched to nab the other criminals. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» B. Only II follows | |
| 1023. |
Statement: A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria type.Courses of Action:I. The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X.II. The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito bites. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1024. |
Statement: Since its launching in 1981, Vayudoot has so far accumulated losses amounting to Rs 153 crore.Courses of Action:I. Vayudoot should be directed to reduce wasteful expenditure and to increase passenger fare.II. An amount of about Rs 300 crore should be provided to Vayudoot to make the airliner economically viable. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» B. Only II follows | |
| 1025. |
Statement: Severe drought is reported to have set in several parts of the country.Courses of Action:I. Government should immediately make arrangement for providing financial assistance to those affected.II. Food, water and fodder should immediately be sent to all these areas to save the people and cattle. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» C. Either I or II follows | |
| 1026. |
Statement: Researchers are feeling agitated as libraries are not equipped to provide the right information to the right users at the right time in the required format. Even the users are riot aware about the various services available for them.Courses of Action:I. All the information available to the libraries should be computerised to provide faster services to the users.II. Library staff should be trained in computer operations. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» D. Neither I nor II follows | |
| 1027. |
Statement: Residents from Model Colony coming under North Ward of City X have complained to the Ward Officer that for last three days the tap water in the ward is contaminated and no action is being initiated by municipal staff.Courses of Action:I. The Ward Officer of North Ward should initiate action against residents who have lodged complaints against municipal staff.II. The Ward Officer should ask his junior officer to visit Model Colony to assess the actual condition of water with his staff and to get samples of water tested from laboratories.III. The Ward Officer should ask Ward Engineer to check water installations and pipelines in the Model Colony area. |
| A. | Only I and II follow |
| B. | Only II and III follow |
| C. | Only I and III follow |
| D. | Only either I or III, and II follow |
| Answer» C. Only I and III follow | |
| 1028. |
Statement: Major part of the rabi crop in the district is damaged due to unseasonal heavy rains during the last few days.Courses of Action:I. The government should grant relief to the affected farmers to compensate their loss.II. The government should provide free seed and fertilizer to the farmers for the kharif season.III. The government should waive all the loans taken for the rabi crop by the affected farmers. |
| A. | Only I and II follow |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Only II and III follow |
| D. | All follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1029. |
Statement: A large number of students are reported to be dropping out of school in villages as their parents want their children to help them in farms.Courses of Action:I. The government should immediately launch a programme to create awareness among the farmers about the value of education.II. The government should offer incentives to those farmers whose children remain in schools.Education should be made compulsory for all children up to the age of 14 and their employment banned. |
| A. | Only I and II follow |
| B. | Only II and III follow |
| C. | Only I and III follow |
| D. | All follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1030. |
Statement: People residing in some tribal areas are far from education.Courses of Action:I. Government should render all help to the NGOs to open schools there.II. A mass awareness programme must be initiated in these areas.III. Social workers should be entrusted with the job of educating them. |
| A. | Only I and II follow |
| B. | Only II and III follow |
| C. | Only I and III follow |
| D. | Only either I or III, and II follow |
| Answer» B. Only II and III follow | |
| 1031. |
Statement: Large number of people have become critically ill after consuming spurious liquor from a local shop.Courses of Action:I. The Government should immediately close down all the shops selling liquor till the stocks are tested for presence of toxicity.II. The owner of the liquor shop should be asked to leave the town and open a shop elsewhere.III. The owner of the liquor shop should immediately be arrested and tried for criminal negligence. |
| A. | Only I and II follow |
| B. | Only II and III follow |
| C. | Only III follows |
| D. | Only I and III follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1032. |
Statement: A large number of people die every year due to drinking polluted water during the summer.Courses of Action:I. The government should make adequate arrangements to provide safe drinking water to all its citizens.II. The people should be educated about the dangers of drinking polluted water. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1033. |
Statement: Exporters in the capital are alleging that commercial banks are violating a Reserve Bank of India directive to operate a post shipment export credit denominated in foreign currency at international rates from January this year.Courses of Action:I. The officers concerned in the commercial banks are to be suspended.II. The RBI should be asked to stop giving such directives to commercial banks. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1034. |
Statement: The Deputy Mayor of city Z has proposed to install a plant of mineral water and to supply citizen's mineral water bottles at Rs. 6 per litre as against Rs. 10 per litre being sold by local private companies.Courses of Action:I. The local private companies of city Z will have to close their operation.II. The Corporation of city Z will have to provide for losses in this project in its budget.III. The tap water schemes of city Z will have to be stopped. |
| A. | Only I and II follow |
| B. | Only II and III follow |
| C. | Only I and III follow |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1035. |
Statement: Besides looks and appearances, it is also important to develop oneself from within.Courses of Action:I. One should not pay attention to fashion.II. One should pay attention to fashion.III. Books on self-development should be encouraged. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Only III follows |
| D. | Only I and III follow |
| Answer» D. Only I and III follow | |
| 1036. |
Statement: The meteorological department has reported that a severe storm is likely to hit the city during the next forty-eight hours.Courses of Action:I. The administration should advise all the business and educational establishments to close down for two days.II. The administration should not make the information public as it could create panic among the residents of the city.III. The administration should activate its disaster management program to tackle any possible emergency situation. |
| A. | Only I and II follow |
| B. | Only III follows |
| C. | Only II and III follow |
| D. | Only I and III follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1037. |
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 follow |
| Answer» B. Only I and II follow | |
| 1038. |
Statement: Drinking water supply to New Bombay has been suspended till further orders from Maharashtra Pollution Control Board following pollution of Patalganga river, caused by discharge of effluents from some chemical industries.Courses of Action:I. The industries responsible for discharging effluents into the river should be asked to close down immediately.II. The river water should immediately be treated chemically before resuming supply.III. The Pollution Control Board should check the nature of effluents being discharged into the river by industries at regular intervals. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II and III follow |
| C. | Only III follows |
| D. | All follow |
| Answer» C. Only III follows | |
| 1039. |
Statement: In one of the worst accidents in railway level crossing, fifty people died when a bus carrying them collided on to a running train.Courses of Action:I. The train driver should immediately be suspended.II. The driver of the bus should be tried in court for negligence on his part.III. The railway authority should be asked to man all its level crossings. |
| A. | None follows |
| B. | Only I and II follow |
| C. | Only III follows |
| D. | Only II and III follow |
| Answer» D. Only II and III follow | |
| 1040. |
Statement: It is reported that though Vitamin E present in fresh fruits and vegetables is beneficial for human body, capsule Vitamin E does not have the same effect on human body.Courses of Action:I. The sale of capsule Vitamin E should be banned.II. People should be encouraged to take fresh fruits and vegetables to meet the body's requirement of Vitamin E. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» C. Either I or II follows | |
| 1041. |
Statement: The vegetable traders feel that the prices of onion will again go up shortly in the State 'P'Courses of Action:I. The 'P' State Government should purchase and store sufficient quantity of onion in advance to control prices.II. The 'F' State Government should make available network of fair price shops for the sale of onions during the period of shortage. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1042. |
Statement: A large number of people visiting India from country X have been tested positive for carrying viruses of a killer disease.Courses of Action:I. The government of India should immediately put a complete ban on people coming to India from country X including those Indians who are settled in country X.II. The government of India should immediately set up detection centres at all its airports and seaports to identify and quarantine those who are tested positive. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» C. Either I or II follows | |
| 1043. |
Statement: Most of the development plans develop in papers only.Courses of Action:I. The in-charges should be instructed to supervise the field-work regularly.II. The supply of paper to such departments should be cut short. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» B. Only II follows | |
| 1044. |
Statement: One of the problems facing the food processing industry is the irregular supply of raw material. The producers of raw material are not getting a reasonable price.Courses of Action:The government should regulate the supply of raw material to other industries also.The government should announce an attractive package to ensure regular supply of raw material for food processing industry. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» C. Either I or II follows | |
| 1045. |
Statement: There has been less than forty percent voter turnout in the recent assembly elections.Courses of Action:I. The election commission should cancel the entire election process as the votes cast are not adequate to represent people.II. The election commission should take away the voting rights of those who did not exercise their rights. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1046. |
Statement: Youngsters are often found staring at obscene posters.Courses of Action:Children should be punished and penalized if they are found doing so.Any display of such material should be banned. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» C. Either I or II follows | |
| 1047. |
Statement: India has been continuously experiencing military threats from its neighbouring countries.Courses of Action:I. India should engage into an all out war to stop the nagging threats.II. India should get the neighbours into a serious dialogue to reduce the tension at its borders. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» C. Either I or II follows | |
| 1048. |
Statement: The Committee has criticized the Institute for its failure to implement a dozen of regular programmes despite an increase in the staff strength and not drawing up a firm action plan for studies and research.Courses of Action:I. The broad objectives of the Institute should be redefined to implement a practical action plan.II. The Institute should give a report on reasons for not having implemented the planned programmes. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1049. |
Statement: As many as ten coaches of a passenger train have derailed and blocked both pairs of the railway tracks.Courses of Action:I. The railway authorities should immediately send men and equipment to the spot to clear the railway tracks.II. All the trains running in both the directions should be diverted to other routes. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1050. |
Statement: The police department has come under a cloud with recent revelations that at least two senior police officials are suspected to have been involved in the illegal sale of a large quantity of weapons from the state police armoury.Courses of Action:I. A thorough investigation should be ordered by the State Government to bring out all those who are involved into the illegal sale of arms.II. State police armoury should be kept under Central Government's control. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Either I or II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» B. Only II follows | |