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Course of Action: Practice Questions with Answers
11 practice questions on Course of Action, with answers; most also have an explanation or a worked solution. Try each one before you open its answer.
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Q.1
Statement: "The number of road accidents at a particular junction has increased significantly over the past year." Courses of Action: I. The traffic police should install proper signals and signage at the junction. II. All vehicles should be banned from using that road permanently.
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Answer: Only course of action I follows
Solution:
- I: A direct, proportionate step to reduce accidents at that specific junction. This follows.
- II: Banning all vehicles permanently is an extreme overreaction not justified by an accident-rate problem. This does not follow.
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Q.2
Statement: "Many commuters have complained about overcrowding on a particular bus route during peak hours." Courses of Action: I. The transport authority should increase the frequency of buses on that route during peak hours. II. The transport authority should permanently discontinue that bus route.
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Answer: Only course of action I follows
Solution:
- I: A direct, proportionate step that targets exactly the described problem (overcrowding at peak hours). This follows.
- II: Discontinuing the route removes commuters’ only option and worsens crowding on alternatives — the opposite of a reasonable response. This does not follow.
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Q.3
Statement: "Many students in the school have been falling sick due to contaminated water from the school’s old water tank." Courses of Action: I. The school should get the water tank cleaned and the water tested regularly. II. The school should be shut down permanently.
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Answer: Only course of action I follows
Solution:
- I: Directly and practically addresses the stated cause (the contaminated tank). This follows.
- II: Permanently shutting the school is a disproportionate response to a fixable maintenance problem. This does not follow.
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Q.4
Statement: "Sales of the company’s flagship product have declined for three consecutive quarters." Courses of Action: I. The company should investigate customer feedback and competitor offerings to understand the decline. II. The company should launch a marketing campaign highlighting the product’s existing strengths.
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Answer: Both courses of action follow
Solution:
- I: Investigating causes before acting is a sensible first step. This follows.
- II: A marketing campaign is also a standard, proportionate business response that can run alongside the investigation. This follows too.
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Q.5
Statement: "A particular stationery item’s price has increased slightly due to a rise in raw material costs." Courses of Action: I. The government should impose a complete ban on the sale of that item. II. The company should permanently stop manufacturing all its other products too.
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Answer: Neither course of action follows
Solution:
- I: A government ban over a slight, cost-driven price increase is wildly disproportionate. This does not follow.
- II: Stopping all other products has nothing to do with this one item’s price — a complete non-sequitur. This does not follow.
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Q.6
Statement: "A particular medicine has been found to cause mild side effects in a small percentage of patients." Courses of Action: I. The manufacturer should add a clear warning label listing the known side effects. II. The government should ban the medicine completely.
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Answer: Only course of action I follows
Solution:
- I: A proportionate, standard response to a known but mild and infrequent risk — informs patients without removing a medicine that helps most of them. This follows.
- II: A complete ban over mild side effects in only a small percentage of patients is far more drastic than the problem warrants. This does not follow.
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Q.7
Statement: "A bridge connecting two villages has developed minor cracks after years of use." Courses of Action: I. The bridge should be permanently closed and never used again. II. The bridge should be inspected by engineers and repaired if needed.
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Q.8
Statement: "A school has noticed that many students are arriving late due to traffic congestion near the main gate." Courses of Action: I. The school should consider adjusting the start time slightly to avoid peak traffic hours. II. The school should coordinate with local traffic police to manage congestion near the gate during school hours.
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Q.9
Statement: "Many employees have complained about the lack of proper ventilation in the office building." Courses of Action: I. The management should install proper ventilation systems in the building. II. The office should relocate to an entirely new city.
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Q.10
Statement: "A viral infection has been spreading in one locality of a city." Courses of Action: I. The health department should run awareness campaigns and set up medical check-up camps in that locality. II. The entire city should be placed under a permanent lockdown.
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Q.11
Statement: "Customer complaints about delayed deliveries have increased for an e-commerce company over the last quarter." Courses of Action: I. The company should review and strengthen its logistics and delivery partner network. II. The company should shut down its online operations permanently.
How these questions were made
Written by Mahesh Srivastava, Founder of Pariksha Saathi. Published: 2026-10-03.