Explore topic-wise MCQs in Competitive Reasoning.

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101.

Statement : Some strains of mosquito have become resistant to chloroquine - the widely used medicine for malaria patients. Courses of Action : I. Selling of chloroquine should be stopped.II. Researchers should develop a new medicine for patients affected by such mosquitoes.III. All the patients suffering from malaria should be checked for identification of causal mosquito.

A. None follows
B. Only I and III follow
C. All follow
D. Only II and III follow
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
Discussion
102.

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 : I. The evaluation system of XII Std. terminal examination should be made more tough so that fewer students pass the examination.II. The Government should encourage the private sector to open new colleges by providing them land at cheaper rate.III. 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 I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Only I and II follow
D. Only II and III follow
E. None of these
Answer» C. Only I and II follow
Discussion
103.

Statement : The vehicular traffic has increased so much in the recent past that it takes at least two hours to travel between the city and the airport during peak hours.Courses of Action : I. Non-airport bound vehicles should not be allowed to ply on the road connecting the city and the airport. II. The load of vehicular traffic should be diverted through various link roads during peak hours.III. The departure and arrival of flights should be regulated so as to .avoid congestion during peak hours.

A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Only I and II follow
D. All follow
E. None of these
Answer» C. Only I and II follow
Discussion
104.

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. Only III follows
E. All follow
Answer» F.
Discussion
105.

Statement : There has been an unprecedented increase in use of malpractices by the students during various examinations held in the country this year.Courses of Action : I. All the concerned authorities conducting these examinations should immediately take effective measures to curb this menace.II. All those students who are detected to have used unfair means should be debarred from appearing in any of these examinations for the next three years.III. Using unfair means should immediately be made cognizable offence by passing necessary legislations.

A. Only I follows
B. Only I and II follow
C. Only II and III follow
D. Only I and III follow
E. All follow
Answer» C. Only II and III follow
Discussion
106.

Statement : The Meteorology Department has forecast that a severe cyclonic storm would hit coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa in the next forty-eight hours.Courses of Action : I. The local administration should advise the fishermen not to go to dangerous area in the sea.II. The local administration should alert the people of coastal areas of these two states and they should be prepared to shift to safer places.

A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Answer» F.
Discussion
107.

Statement : The employees union of the Municipal Corporation has decided to strike work for indefinite period in protest against the management's refusal to grant bonus.Courses of Action : I. The government should immediately pay ex-gratia grant to the Municipal Corporation to grant bonus to its employees.II. The striking employees should be persuaded to defer the strike notice.

A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Answer» C. Either I or II follows
Discussion
108.

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 through mass media for minimal use of water.

A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Answer» F.
Discussion
109.

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. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Answer» F.
Discussion
110.

Statement : Footpaths of a busy road are crowded with vendors selling cheap items.Courses of Action : I. The help of police should be sought to drive them away.II. Some space should be provided to them where they can earn their bread without blocking footpaths.

A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Answer» F.
Discussion
111.

Statement : On an average, about twenty people are run over by trains and die every day while crossing the railway tracks through the level crossing.Courses of Action : I. The railway authorities should be instructed to close all the level crossings.II. Those who are found crossing the tracks, when the gates are closed, should be fined heavily.

A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Answer» C. Either I or II follows
Discussion
112.

Statement : The Indian electronic component industry venturing into the West European markets faces tough competition from the Japanese.Courses of Action :I. India should search for other international markets for its products.II. India should improve the quality of the electronic components to compete with the Japanese in capturing these markets.

A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Answer» C. Either I or II follows
Discussion
113.

Statement : The kharif crops have been affected by the insects for consecutive three years in the district and the farmers harvested less than fifty percent of produce during these years.Courses of Action :I. The farmers should seek measures to control the attack of insects to protect their crops next year.II. The Government should increase the support price of kharif crops considerably to protect the economic interests of farmers.

A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Answer» F.
Discussion
114.

Statement : The sale of a particular product has gone down considerably causing great concern to the company.Courses of Action :I. The company should make a proper study of rival products in the market.II. The price of the product should be reduced and quality improved.

A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Answer» B. Only II follows
Discussion
115.

Statement : Youngsters are often found staring at obscene posters.Courses of Action : I. Children should be punished and penalized if they are found doing so.II. 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
E. Both I and II follow
Answer» C. Either I or II follows
Discussion
116.

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
E. Both I and II follow
Answer» C. Either I or II follows
Discussion
117.

Statement : A large number of engineering graduates in the country are not in a position to have gainful employment at present and the number of such engineers is likely to grow in the future. Courses of Action : I. The government should launch attractive employment generation schemes and encourage these graduates to opt for such schemes to use their expertise and knowledge effectively.II. This happened due to proliferation of engineering colleges in the country and thereby lowered the quality of the engineering graduates. Those colleges which are not equipped to impart quality education should be closed down.

A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Answer» C. Either I or II follows
Discussion
118.

Statement : Most of those who study in premier engineering colleges in India migrate to developed nations for better prospects in their professional pursuits.Courses of Action :I. All the students joining these colleges should be asked to sign a bond at the time of admission to the effect that they will remain in India at least for ten years after they complete education.II. All those students who desire to settle in the developed nations should be asked to pay entire cost of their education which the government subsidises.

A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Answer» C. Either I or II follows
Discussion
119.

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. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Answer» F.
Discussion
120.

Statement : Majority of the students have failed in one paper in the first semester examination.Courses of Action : I. All those students who failed should be asked to drop out of the course.II. The faculty teaching the paper should be asked to resign.

A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Answer» E. Both I and II follow
Discussion