31. 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.


Option”E” is correct

The forecast of a storm clearly necessitates steps to avert any loss of life. So, both I and II follow.

32.Statement : There has been large number of cases of internet hacking in the recent months creating panic among the internet users.

Courses of Action :
I. The government machinery should make an all out effort to nab those who are responsible and put them behind bars.
II. The internet users should be advised to stay away from using internet till the culprits are caught.


Option”A” is correct

Clearly, internet users should not suffer on account of certain individuals who indulge in internet hacking. However, such wrong-doers ought to be penalised so that there are no hassles in the use of internet. So, only course I follows.

33. Statement : The Union Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation has fixed an annual target of Rs 10,000 crores by way of tourism earnings towards the end of the current decade.

Courses of Action :
I. There is no need of development of further new tourist spots to meet the target.
II. The Ministry should evolve attractive packages to woo the foreign tourists to meet the target.


Option”B” is correct

Such a high target can be achieved only by a drastic increase in the number of tourists. The tourists can be attracted only by developing spots worth seeing and providing attractive packages which seem to be a good value-for-money offer to foreign tourists. So, only II follows.

34. Statement : A large number of students have been caught using unfair means during the final-year degree examination.

Courses of Action :
I. All these students should be debarred permanently from appearing for any examination conducted by the authority.
II. The guardians of these students should be called by the authority to inform them that any such behaviour in future will not be tolerated.


Option”D” is correct

Merely a warning for the future won’t help, and an extremely harsh punishment as debarring students from exams permanently would spoil their future. So, none of the courses follows.

35. 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.


Option”B” is correct

Clearly, I is not practically viable. However, villagers should be rewarded for their courage, to keep up their spirits in future. Thus, II follows.

36. 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.


Option”B” is correct

Clearly, no student can be bound to live and work in the country against his wish. So, I does not follow. However, it is quite right to recover the extra benefits awarded to students if they do not serve their own country. So, II follows.

37.Statement : There is an unprecedented increase in migration of villagers to urban areas as repeated crop failure has put them into precarious financial situation.

Courses of Action :
I. The villagers should be provided with alternate source of income in their villages which will make them stay put.
II. The migrated villagers should be provided with jobs in the urban areas to help them survive.


Option”A” is correct

Clearly, increased migration would add to the burden on city’s infrastructure. So, attempts should be made to make the villagers feel comfortable in the villages itself. So, only course I follows.

38. Statement : As stated in the recent census report the female to male ratio is alarmingly low.

Courses of Action :
I. The government should conduct another census to verify the results.
II. The government should immediately issue orders to all the departments to encourage people to improve the ratio.


Option”B” is correct

A census is always conducted with the utmost precision, leaving chances of only negligible differences. So, I does not follow. Further, the ratio can be improved by creating awareness among the masses and abolishing female foeticide. Thus, only course II follows.

39. Statement : Four districts in State A have been experiencing severe drought for the last three years resulting into exodus of people from these districts.

Courses of Action :
I. The government should immediately start food for work programme in the district to put a halt to the exodus.
II. The government should make since efforts to provide drinking/potable water to these districts.


Option”E” is correct

The exodus can be stopped by providing the people conditions conducive to living. So, both the courses follow.

40. Statement : If the retired Professors of the same Institutes are also invited to deliberate on restructuring of the organisation, their contribution may be beneficial to the Institute.

Courses of Action :
I. Management may seek opinion of the employees before calling retired professors.
II. Management should involve experienced people for the systematic restructuring of the organisation.


Option”B” is correct

Clearly, the statement stresses that the contribution of retired Professors shall be beneficial. This means that these people’s experience regarding working of the organisation is helpful. So, only course II follows.

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