In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action…

2025

In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. 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: The kharif crops have been affected by the insects for consecutive three years in the district and the farmers harvested less than fifty percent of produce during these years.

Courses of Action:

I. The farmers should seek measures to control the attack of insects to protect their crops next year.

II. The Government should increase the support price of kharif crops considerably to protect the economic interests of farmers.

  1. A.

    Only I follows

  2. B.

    Only II follows

  3. C.

    Either I or II follows

  4. D.

    Neither I nor II follows

  5. E.

    Both I and II follow

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: E

Concept: In a Statement-Course of Action question, a proposed course of action logically follows only if it is a practical, feasible step that either removes the root cause of the stated problem or provides reasonable relief to those affected by it; two courses can both follow when they answer different facets of the same problem.

Applying to this question:

  1. Course I asks farmers to take direct measures against the insect attack next year. The statement identifies this recurring insect infestation as the actual cause of the crop damage, so a targeted pest-control step is a practical way to prevent the problem from recurring — Course I follows.

  2. Course II asks the Government to raise the support price of kharif crops. The statement also states that farmers harvested less than half their normal produce for three straight years — a sustained economic hit. Raising support prices is a standard, practical policy response governments use to cushion farmers against exactly this kind of prolonged income loss — Course II follows too.

  3. Course I targets the cause (the pest problem) while Course II targets the consequence (the farmers' financial distress); since they address two different aspects of the same statement rather than compete for the same purpose, both are needed and both follow.

Cross-check:

  • Crediting only the pest-control step leaves the statement's separate, multi-year economic loss to farmers unanswered.

  • Crediting only the price-support step leaves the recurring, preventable insect problem the statement flags unanswered.

  • Reading the two courses as an 'either/or' choice only holds when they compete for the same purpose; here one targets prevention and the other targets relief, so accepting one does not make the other redundant.

  • Dismissing both would mean no response at all to a real, recurring, economically damaging problem, which the statement clearly calls for.

Since both proposed actions are practical and address distinct aspects of the stated problem, both Course I and Course II follow.

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