Statement: The Central Bureau of Investigation receives the complaint of an…
2023
Statement: The Central Bureau of Investigation receives the complaint of an officer taking bribe to do the duty he is supposed to.
Courses of Action:
CBI should try to catch the officer red-handed and then take a strict action against him.
CBI should wait for some more complaints about the officer to be sure about the matter.
- A.
Only I follows
- B.
Only II follows
- C.
Either I or II follows
- D.
Neither I nor II follows
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Concept: A course of action follows only if it is a practical, feasible step that directly addresses the problem stated, without breaching a sound administrative principle. For a corruption complaint naming a specific official, prompt verification of that complaint is the standard practical response; deferring action to accumulate more complaints is not, because delay lets the wrongdoing continue and no administrative principle requires multiple complaints before an initial probe.
Application: Here, the complaint names one officer for a bribe demand. Verifying it by attempting to catch him red-handed is exactly this kind of direct, feasible check — it produces evidence and lets the CBI act immediately, so this step follows. Waiting for more complaints before probing this one complaint adds delay without being necessary once the complaint is credible, so that step does not follow.
Cross-check: Since one step holds and the other fails, a claim that the two are equally valid alternatives to choose between does not fit — they are not equally sound — and a claim that neither is sound does not fit either, since one step is a genuine, actionable response. So exactly one of the two steps follows: catching the officer red-handed.