In the question given below, there is a statement followed by three courses of…
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In the question given below, there is 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 with respect 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 three suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing.
Statement: A blast was triggered off, injuring many, when the night shift workers at an ordnance factory were handling 'Very' signalling explosives.
Courses of Action:
I. The factory management should train its staff regarding the safety aspects of handling such explosive materials.
II. The service of the Supervisor-in-charge of the night shift should be terminated.
III. The factory should immediately stop carrying out such exercises at night.
- A.
None follows
- B.
All follow
- C.
Only I and II follow
- D.
Only I follows
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Correct answer: D
Concept: In 'Statement and Courses of Action' reasoning, a course of action FOLLOWS only when it is a reasonable, practical administrative step that directly addresses the root cause named in the statement — never an extreme or punitive reaction taken without evidence, and never a step that merely avoids the situation instead of fixing it.
Application: Testing each course against the statement (a blast caused by mishandling explosives during the night shift):
Course I (train staff in safe handling) targets the stated cause directly — mishandling — with a practical, immediately implementable corrective step. It follows.
Course II (terminate the supervisor) assumes personal negligence, but the statement never establishes that the supervisor was at fault; it only reports mishandling of the material. Punishing an individual on an unproven assumption does not follow.
Course III (stop all night operations) is disproportionate: it abandons the entire night shift instead of correcting the actual defect (unsafe handling technique), so it does not follow.
Cross-check: A sound administrative response fixes the named defect without over-reaching. Since only the training measure repairs the mishandling itself, while dismissal and a night-shift shutdown both react beyond what the statement supports, exactly one course — training the staff — logically follows.
Result: Only Course I follows.