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.
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.
First of all, company A should inspect the rejected valves to ensure if they are really sub-standard. If yes, it should scrutinise its working thoroughly and remove its lackenings, be it in the quality of raw material or craftsmanship. So, both I and II follow. III seems to be a far-off action which can be implemented only after the first two steps are put into practice. Thus, III does not follow,
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.
Clearly, chloroquine can still be used to get rid of the non-resistant varieties, and new medicines developed for the resistant varieties. The patients can then be treated accordingly by performing tests for the causal mosquito. So, only II and III follow.
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.
Since the school has introduced the scheme without receiving any grant, it needs to pool up the funds and make adequate arrangements to keep the scheme going. So, only II and III follow.
Statement: Many private sector banks have reduced interest rate on housing loans in comparison to public sector banks. Courses of Action: I.The case should be raised before the regulatory authority for investigation by the public sector banks as they cannot follow such reduction. II.Public sector banks must adopt such policy to remain in competition. III.The public sector banks should advertise their special feature repeatedly so that they do not lose their future customers.
Clearly, the private sector banks have done so to attract more and more customers of public sector banks. Thus, public sector banks should either reduce the rate of interest to match with that of private sector banks or highlight those features which make them stand apart from private sector banks. So, either II or III follows.
Statement: The day time temperatures in this summer have been four to five degree Celsius above the normal temperature across the country. Courses of Action: I.All the district headquarters should be alerted to send prompt reports of death due to heat waves in their jurisdiction. II.The Government machinery should be put on high alert and provided with necessary equipments to prevent any untoward incident. III.The Government should make necessary arrangements to provide drinking water in all the areas affected due to extreme heat waves.
The situation demands extending as much help and relief as possible, to the common people, thus making it easy for them to cope up with extreme hot weather. So, only II and III follow.
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