In the following question, a statement followed by three courses of action…
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In the following question, a statement followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and III are given. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
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.
Course of action:
I. The regional transport authority should immediately carry out checks 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 government should issue a notification banning school buses for use of CNG kit.
- A.
Only I follows
- B.
Only II follows
- C.
Only III follows
- D.
I and III follow
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Concept: In 'Statement and Courses of Action' reasoning, a suggested course of action logically follows only when it is a practical, proportionate step that directly targets the specific problem stated — not a sweeping, extreme, or unrelated measure that goes further than the situation actually warrants.
The statement's root cause is that many school buses had CNG kits fitted without following safety guidelines, causing short-circuit fires. Course of action I — the regional transport authority immediately checking all CNG-fitted school buses — is a direct, proportionate administrative response to this exact lapse, so it logically follows.
Course of action II — schools stopping the hiring of all CNG-fitted buses — discards CNG buses altogether rather than fixing the compliance gap that caused the fires; this goes beyond what the stated problem calls for, so it does not follow.
Course of action III — the government banning CNG kits for school buses nationwide — targets the fuel technology itself rather than the actual failure (poor compliance with safety guidelines), making it a disproportionate, sweeping response that does not follow.
Cross-check: Testing every option against this same rule — any option that includes II or III inherits an extreme, disproportionate measure and is eliminated, while the option containing only the checks-based response satisfies the rule on its own.
So only the regional-transport-authority-checks course of action logically follows: Only I follows.