Directions (Q. 1-7) : In each of the following questions a statement is given followed by two courses of action. A course of action is taken for improvement follow-up etc. Read the statement carefully. Give answer
(1) If only course of action I follows
(2) If only course of action II follows
(3) If either course of action I or II follows
(4) If both courses of action I and II follow
(5) If neither course of action I nor II follows
1. Statement: The number of disabled persons in developing countries is going to increase at an alarming rate. (1)
Courses of action: I. Developed countries should provide nutritious food and medicine to developing countries.
II. Parents should take care of their children.
2. Statement: One out of every two smokers, who start at a young age and continue smoking throughout their lives, will ultimately be killed by a tobacco- related illness. (1)
Courses of action: I. Awareness campaigning against the ill-effects of tobacco should be organized.
II. Medical science should develop anti-tobacco effect medicines.
3. Statement: According to the police, 198 cyclists were killed and 617 injured in accidents on Delhi roads in 1998 alone. (1)
Courses of action: I. Police should issue a set of guidelines for the safety of cyclists.
II. Two-wheelers should be banned on Delhi roads.
4. Statement: Several ISI-trained human bombs have landed in India for the coming elections. (1)
Courses of action: I. Police should be more vigilant.
II. SPG cover should be provided to all candidates contesting for the elections.
5. Statement: In this hi-tech world their is no way of obtaining relief from stress and tensions through modern system of medicine. (2)
Courses of action: I. Government should impose ban an computers and Internet.
II. Government should promote ancient Ayurvedic system and science of healing.
6. Statement: Some of the brave sons of India have laid down their lives fighting to protect the sovereignty of our motherland, leaving their wives widowed, children orphaned and families bereaved. (1)
Courses of action: I. Every individual, industrial organization and commercial house should donate to help the families of the valiant heroes who lost their lives for the cause of the nation.
II. India should go for attack instead of defence to pay her real tribute to the martyrs.
7. Statement: The abuse and exploitation of children persist in large parts of the world. (1)
Courses of action: I. All countries should provide for legal punishment of persons involved in such cases.
II. The governments of developing countries have to increase their social sector spending.