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This section includes 36 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.
| 1. |
Water table in most parts of the State has gone down to such a level that its extraction for irrigation purposes is not economical any more._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Courses of action:_x005F_x000D_ I. Extraction of ground water for any purpose in the State should be banned for some time in order to replenish the water table._x005F_x000D_ II. The Government should make provisions for alternative methods of irrigation so that the farmers are not compelled to use ground water. |
| A. | If only course of action I follows |
| B. | If only course of action II follows |
| C. | If either course of action I or II follows |
| D. | If both courses of action I and II follow |
| Answer» C. If either course of action I or II follows | |
| 2. |
There is an unprecedented increase in migration of villagers to urban areas as repeated crop failure has put them into precarious financial situation._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Courses of Action:_x005F_x000D_ I. The villagers should be provided with alternate source of income in their villages which will make them stay put._x005F_x000D_ II. The migrated villagers should be provided with jobs in the urban areas to help them survive. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Neither I nor II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» B. Only II follows | |
| 3. |
The number of dropouts in govt schools has significantly increased in the urban areas over the past few years. _x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Courses of action:_x005F_x000D_ I. The govt should immediately close down all such schools in the urban areas where the dropout goes beyond 20 per cent_x005F_x000D_ II. The parents of all the students who dropped out of the govt schools in urban areas should be punished. |
| A. | If only course of action I follows |
| B. | If only course of action II follows |
| C. | If either course of action I or II follows |
| D. | If both courses of action I and II follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
The Government has decided not to provide financial support to voluntary organisations from next Five Year Plan and has communicated that all such organisations should raise funds to meet their financial needs._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Courses of Action:_x005F_x000D_ I. Voluntary organisations should collaborate with foreign agencies._x005F_x000D_ II. They should explore other sources of financial support. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Neither I nor II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» C. Neither I nor II follows | |
| 5. |
The Finance Minister submits his resignation a month before the new budget is to be presented in the Parliament._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Courses of Action:_x005F_x000D_ I. The resignation should be accepted and another person should be appointed as the Finance Minister._x005F_x000D_ II. The resignation should not be accepted. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Neither I nor II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» C. Neither I nor II follows | |
| 6. |
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._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Courses of Action:_x005F_x000D_ I.The broad objectives of the Institute should be redefined to implement a practical action plan._x005F_x000D_ 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. | Neither I nor II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
The car dealer found that there was a tremendous response for the new XYZ's car-booking with long queues of people complaining about the duration of business hours and arrangements._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Courses of Action: _x005F_x000D_  I. People should make their arrangement of lunch and snacks while going for car XYZ's booking and be ready to spend several hours._x005F_x000D_ II. Arrangement should be made for more booking desks and increased business hours to serve more people in less time. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Neither I nor II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» C. Neither I nor II follows | |
| 8. |
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $285 million loan to finance a project to construct coal ports by Paradip and Madras Port Trusts._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Courses of Action:_x005F_x000D_ I. India should use financial assistance from other international financial organisations to develop such ports in other places._x005F_x000D_ II. India should not seek such financial assistance from the international financial agencies. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Neither I nor II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» B. Only II follows | |
| 9. |
Statement: There is a substantial increase in the number of accidents causing deaths and severe injuries due to malfunctioning of the traffic signals.Course of action:a. The traffic police should immediately post traffic personnel at the junctions.b. The signal system should immediately be repaired or replaced. |
| A. | Only a follows |
| B. | Either a or b follows |
| C. | Only b follows |
| D. | Neither a nor b follows |
| Answer» C. Only b follows | |
| 10. |
Statement: There has been a significant drop in the water level of all the lakes supplying water to the city.Courses of action:I. The water supply authority should impose a partial cut in supply to tackle the situation.II. The government should appeal to all the residents though mass media for minimal use of water. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Both I & II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» D. Neither I nor II follows | |
| 11. |
Statement: The experts group on Technical Education has stressed that Computer Education should be provided to children from primary school itself. It should be implemented in urban and rural school, simultaneously._x005F_x000D_ Courses of action:a) Government should issue instructions to all school for Computer Education.b) At least one teacher of each school should be trained in Computer operations for teaching children. |
| A. | Both a and b follows |
| B. | Only a follows |
| C. | Only b follows |
| D. | Neither a nor b follows |
| Answer» B. Only a follows | |
| 12. |
Statement: The Chairman stressed the need for making education system more flexible and regretted that the curriculum has not been revised in keeping with the pace of the changes taking place.Course of action:a. Curriculum should be reviewed and revised periodically.b. System of education should be made more flexible. |
| A. | Only a follows |
| B. | Only b follows |
| C. | Both a & b follows |
| D. | Neither a nor b follows |
| Answer» D. Neither a nor b follows | |
| 13. |
Statement: The air and rail services have been severely disrupted due to thick fog in the northern part of the country.Courses of action:a. The rail and air services should be temporarily suspended in the region.b. People should be advised to make their travel plan keeping in mind the probable disruption resulting in delay or cancellation of services.c. The government should immediately install modern machines which will enable itto guide the rail and air services even if the thick fog develops. |
| A. | Only a follows |
| B. | a and b follows |
| C. | Only b follows |
| D. | a, b & c follows |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Statement: Properly fed and starved monkeys were made to run through a network of paths designed as a puzzle. It was observed that the starved monkeys could not run faster. This proved that the people with lower intelligence in poor countries are a victim of malnutrition.Course of action:a. The effects of nutrition on the intelligence of the monkeys is parallel to those on human beings.b. Captive monkeys are more intelligent than wild monkeys. |
| A. | Only b follows |
| B. | Only a follows |
| C. | Both a & b follows |
| D. | Neither a nor b follows |
| Answer» C. Both a & b follows | |
| 15. |
Statement: People in Pratapgarh are not paying their telephone bills in spite of the various verbal warnings and remainders. It has now informed the subscribers through a notification that those who do not pay their bills by the due date will be charged penalty for every defaulting day.Course of action:a. Majority of people may pay their bills by the due date to avoid penalty.b. People generally pay heed to such statutory notifications. |
| A. | Only a follows |
| B. | Both a & b follows |
| C. | Only b follows |
| D. | Neither a nor b follows |
| Answer» C. Only b follows | |
| 16. |
Statement: Ministry of Tourism in its one of the reports revealed that due to recent social disturbance in the country, the number of foreign tourists has decreased considerably, which resulted in a financial loss of Rs 100 crore.Courses of action:a. The Government should provide financial support to the tourism sector.b. Foreign tourists should be informed that they visit the country at their risk. |
| A. | Only b follows |
| B. | Only a follows |
| C. | Both a & b follows |
| D. | Neither a nor b follows |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Statement: If the retired professors of the same institutes are also invited to deliberate on restructuring of the organization, their contribution may be beneficial to the institute._x005F_x000D_ Course of action:a) Management may seek option of the employees before calling retired professors.b) Management should involve experienced people for the systematic restructuring of the organization. |
| A. | Only a follows |
| B. | Neither a nor b follows |
| C. | Both a & b follows |
| D. | Only b follows |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Statement: Huge amount of resources are required to develop tourist places in a country like India, which is endowed with vast coastlines, rivers, forests, temples etc. Courses of action:a. More tourist resorts along the coastlines only should be started.b. The tourist potential of India should be exploited. |
| A. | Only b follows |
| B. | Only a follows |
| C. | Both a & b follows |
| D. | Neither a nor b follows |
| Answer» B. Only a follows | |
| 19. |
Statement: It is estimated that about twenty lakh people will visit the city during the ensuing festival.Courses of action:a. The civic authority should monitor the crowd and restrict entry of the people beyond a manageable number.b. The local police authority should be put on high alert to maintain law and order during the festival.c. All the hospitals in the city should be put on high alert in case of any eventuality. |
| A. | Only a follows |
| B. | Both b & c follows |
| C. | Only c follows |
| D. | Both a and b sufficient |
| Answer» C. Only c follows | |
| 20. |
Statement: Air export volumes have increased substantially over the past decade causing backlogs and difficulties for air cargo agents because of increased demand for space and service.Courses of action:a. Airlines and air cargo agents should jointly work out a solution to combat the problem.b. The reasons for the increase in the volume of air exports should be found out. |
| A. | Only a follows |
| B. | Both a and b follows |
| C. | Only b follows |
| D. | Neither a nor b follows |
| Answer» B. Both a and b follows | |
| 21. |
Statement: A large number of students who have passed their XII Std. terminal examination in the country could not get admission to colleges as the number of seats available are grossly inadequate.Courses of action:a. The evaluation system of XII Std. terminal examination should be made more tough so that fewer students pass the examination.b. The Government should encourage the private sector to open new colleges by providing them land at cheaper rate.c. The rich people should be asked to send their wards to foreign countries for higher studies enabling the needy students to get admission in colleges within the country. |
| A. | only a and b follows |
| B. | Only c follows |
| C. | Only b follows |
| D. | All a, b & c follows |
| Answer» D. All a, b & c follows | |
| 22. |
Read the given statement and decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follows on the basis of the information given in the statement._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Statement :_x005F_x000D_ The question paper had many wrong questions due to which many students failed the examination._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Courses of action :_x005F_x000D_ 1. Re-conduct the examination with the correct question paper2. Grace marks should be given for wrong questions._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Both 1 and 2 follow |
| B. | Only 1 follows |
| C. | Only 2 follows |
| D. | Either 1 or 2 follows |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Read the given statement and decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) on the basis of the information given in the statement._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Statement :_x005F_x000D_ Though the syllabus is revised from time to time, the textbooks are outdated._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Course of Action :_x005F_x000D_ 1. Industrial experts should be invited for lectures in the class.2. Industrial visits should be arranged to update the current trend in the industry._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Only 1 follows |
| B. | Both 1 and 2 follow |
| C. | Only 2 follows |
| D. | Either 1 or 2 follows |
| Answer» C. Only 2 follows | |
| 24. |
Statement :_x005F_x000D_ The 'X' state government has chalked out a plan for the underdeveloped 'Y' district where 80% of the funds will be placed in the hands of a committee of local representatives._x005F_x000D_ Courses of action :_x005F_x000D_ I. The 'X' state government should decide guidelines and norms for the functioning of the committee._x005F_x000D_ II. Other state government may follow similar plan if directed by the Central government. |
| A. | If only II follows |
| B. | If only I follows |
| C. | If either I or II follows |
| D. | If neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» C. If either I or II follows | |
| 25. |
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._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Courses of Action:_x005F_x000D_ I. The sale of capsule Vitamin E should be banned._x005F_x000D_ 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. | Neither I nor II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» C. Neither I nor II follows | |
| 26. |
It is necessary to adopt suitable measures to prevent repetition of bad debts by learning from the past experiences of mounting non-performing assets of banks._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Courses of Action:_x005F_x000D_ I. Before granting loan to customers their eligibility for loan should be evaluated strictly._x005F_x000D_ II.To ensure the payment of instalments of loan, the work, for which loan was granted, should be supervised minutely on regular basis. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Neither I nor II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Increasing levels of air pollution is creating health hazards for people living in the cities._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Courses of action:_x005F_x000D_ I. All Industries should be shifted to the outskirts of the cities_x005F_x000D_ II. Transport authorities should take steps for converting all public transport vehicles to run on CNG |
| A. | If only course of action I follows |
| B. | If only course of action II follows |
| C. | If either course of action I or II follows |
| D. | If both courses of action I and II follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Indigenous tribes living near Amazon forests are cutting down trees to cover their basic needs , thus severely affecting the ecological balance in the area._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Courses of action:_x005F_x000D_ I. All the tribes living near the Amazon rain forests Should be forced to shift to urban areas of the country._x005F_x000D_ II. The tribes should be allowed to continue doing so as they cut down trees for their basic needs and not for commercial purposes. |
| A. | If only course of action I follows |
| B. | If only course of action II follows |
| C. | If either course of action I or II follows |
| D. | If both courses of action I and II follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
In the question given below, a statement is given followed by three courses of action. A course of action is taken for improvement, follow up, etc. Read the statement carefully and give your answer accordingly._x005F_x000D_ Statement: The appearance of China-made globes that show Jammu and Kashmir not a part of India has alarmed the Indian diaspora in Canada._x005F_x000D_ Courses of Actions:_x005F_x000D_ I. The Indian diaspora should lodge a complaint against the manufacturers for giving out inaccurate information._x005F_x000D_ II. The Chinese government should issue an official apology to the Indians._x005F_x000D_ III. The Canadian people should altogether stop buying Chinese made products. |
| A. | Only course of action I follows |
| B. | Only course of action II follows |
| C. | Both I and II follow |
| D. | Both II and III follow |
| Answer» B. Only course of action II follows | |
| 30. |
Duty free technology parks where foreign firms can manufacture electronic hardware components are proposed to be established at various places in the country._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Courses of Action:_x005F_x000D_ I. Government should immediately implement the proposal to augment the foreign currency reserve by exporting the products._x005F_x000D_ II. Government should not implement the proposal as it will hinder indigenous production of hardware components. |
| A. | Only I follows |
| B. | Only II follows |
| C. | Neither I nor II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» B. Only II follows | |
| 31. |
Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the suggested courses of action logically `follows(s) on the basis of the information given in the statements._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Statements :_x005F_x000D_ The pollution and air quality in Delhi is beyond the acceptable level. This is due to industrial and automobile exhaustion._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Course of action :_x005F_x000D_ 1. Automobiles should be divided into groups to be run only on odd and even days, respectively._x005F_x000D_ 2. The government should stop the registration of new factories and vehicles._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Only 2 follows |
| B. | Both 1 and 2 follow |
| C. | Neither 1 nor 2 follows |
| D. | Only 1 follows |
| Answer» D. Only 1 follows | |
| 32. |
Consider the given statement to be true and decide which of thegiven courses of action logically follows from the statement._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Statement :_x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Many private schools in Bangalore charge more fees than the government prescribed limits._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Course of Action :_x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ 1. Strict action should be taken against such schools._x005F_x000D_ 2. Such schools should be shut down._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Neither 1 nor 2 follows |
| B. | Only 1 follows |
| C. | Only 2 follows |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 follows |
| Answer» C. Only 2 follows | |
| 33. |
Consider the given statement to be true and decide which of the following courses of action logically follows from the statement._x005F_x000D_ Statements :_x005F_x000D_ The manufacturing companies in Tamil Nadu are facing acute power shortage._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Course of Action :_x005F_x000D_ 1. Government should take steps to solve the power crisis._x005F_x000D_ 2. Government should shut down manufacturing companies to save power._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Only 2 follows |
| B. | Neither 1 nor 2 follows |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 follow |
| D. | Only 1 follows |
| Answer» D. Only 1 follows | |
| 34. |
Consider the given statement to be true and decide which of the given courses of action logically follow(S) from the statement._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Statement : All the central government employees went on strike due to non-implementation of 7th pay commission._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Course of Action :_x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ 1. 7th pay commission should be implemented immediately._x005F_x000D_ 2. All the central government employees should be suspended._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Neither 1 nor 2 follows |
| B. | Both 1 and 2 follow |
| C. | Only 2 follows |
| D. | Only 1 follows |
| Answer» B. Both 1 and 2 follow | |
| 35. |
Cell phone users have found that tariff plans are not as attractive as promoted by telecom companies and complained to regulatory authority about the same._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Courses of action:_x005F_x000D_ I. The regulatory authority should direct telecom companies to be trasparent on the tariff structure of all plans_x005F_x000D_ II. The government should restrict the number of telecom companies operating in the country. |
| A. | If only course of action I follows |
| B. | If only course of action II follows |
| C. | If either course of action I or II follows |
| D. | If both courses of action I and II follow |
| Answer» B. If only course of action II follows | |
| 36. |
A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria type._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Courses of Action:_x005F_x000D_ I. The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X._x005F_x000D_ 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. | Neither I nor II follows |
| D. | Both I and II follow |
| Answer» E. | |