Question

    In each question below a statement is given followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a practicable and feasible step or administrative decision to be taken for follow – up, improvement, 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, and decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follows(s) pursuing.

    Statement: A 16-year-old boy drowned in a lake when he went for a swim along with his friends.

    Courses of actions:

    I. Coaching for Swimming in schools should be made mandatory.

    II. Swimming in such lakes and other water bodies should be banned.

    A if only I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B if only II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C if either I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D if neither I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E if both I and II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct answer is if neither I nor II follows. As both the given courses of actions cannot be followed because, Courses of actions: I.  Coaching for Swimming in schools should be made mandatory. (Swimming cannot be made mandatory as neither every school can afford swimming pools in their premises and nor every student will find it affordable.) II.  Swimming in such lakes and other water bodies should be banned. (These kind of water bodies can not be banned for public, people can protest against that.)

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