IBPS - Logical Reasoning Series 9

In each question below is given a statement followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and III. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you’ have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.

Q.1)

Statement :  The members belonging to two local clubs occasionally fight with each other and the main road and block traffic movement.
Courses of action :
I.     The local police station should immediately deploy police personnel round the clock on the main road.
II.   Those involved in fighting should be identified and put behind bars.
III.  The local administration should disband the management of the two clubs with immediate effect.

1) Only I and II follow
2) Only II and III follow 
3) Only I and III follow
4) All I, II and III follow  
5) None Of these
Correct Ans:
1


Solution:
Only action I and II is sufficient but action III is solid.


Q.2)

Statement :  Many students of the local school fell ill for the fourth time in a row in the last six months after consuming food prepared by the school canteen.
Courses of action :
I.    The school management should immediately terminate’ the contract of the canteen and ask for compensation.
II.   The school management should advise all the students not to eat food articles from the canteen.
III. The owner of the canteen should immediately be arrested for negligence.

1) None follows
2) Only II follows
3) Only III follows
4) Only I and II follow
5) Only II and III follow
Correct Ans:
4


Solution:
The contract of the canteen should immediately be terminated to making the unhealthy food for fourth time in a row in the last six months. Only action I and II is sufficient for taking a decision.


Q.3)

Statement :  Many school buses have fitted CNG Kit without observing the safety guidelines properly. This results into some instances of these buses catching fire due to short circuit and endangering the lives of the school children.
Courses of action :
I.    The regional transport authority should immediately carry out checks of all  the school buses fitted with CNG kit.
II.  The management of all the schools should, stop hiring buses fitted with CNG Kit.
III. The Govt. should issue a notification banning school buses for use of CNG Kit

1) Only I follows
2) Only II follows
3) Only III follows
4) Only I and III follows
5) None Of these
Correct Ans:
1


Solution:
Only action I is sufficient. It is given in the statement that those buses meet accident that is use CNG Kit without following the safety guidelines. Hence action II and III is not sufficient.


Q.4)

Statement :  A sudden cloud burst over the island city resulted into unpredicted rainfall causing flood like situation in the entire area. Large number of people were caught unaware and were stranded on the road.
Courses of action:
I.    The local administration should immediately put in place of action plan   few avoiding such situation in future.
II.   The local administration should immediately deploy personnel to help the stranded people to move to safer places.
III.  The local administration should advise all the citizens not to venture out of the road till situation improves.

1) Only I follows
2) Only II follows
3) Only III follows
4) Only II and III follows
5) All I, II and III follow
Correct Ans:
4


Solution:
Only action II and III is sufficient


Q.5)

Statement :  It is reported that during the last fortnight there has been three cases of near miss situation involving two aircraft over the busy city airport. In all these cases both the aircrafts came perilbusly close to each other and could avoid   collision as the pilots acted just in time.
Courses of action :
I.    The pilots of all the six aircrafts involved in these incidents should immediately be de-   rostered.
II.   Some flights should be diverted to other airports for the next few months to decongest the sky over the city airport.
III.  Air traffic controllers of the city airport should be sent for refresher courses in batches to prepare themselves to handle such pressure situation.

1) Only I follows
2) Only II follows
3) Only III follows
4) Only II and III follows
5) None Of these
Correct Ans:
3


Solution:
Only action III is sufficient