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Statement : The Meteorology Department has forecast that a severe cyclonic storm would hit coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa in the next forty-eight hours.

Courses of Action :
I. The local administration should advise the fishermen not to go to dangerous area in the sea.
II. The local administration should alert the people of coastal areas of these two states and they should be prepared to shift to safer places.

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Statement : There has been large number of cases of internet hacking in the recent months creating panic among the internet users.

Courses of Action :
I. The government machinery should make an all out effort to nab those who are responsible and put them behind bars.
II. The internet users should be advised to stay away from using internet till the culprits are caught.

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Statement : The Union Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation has fixed an annual target of Rs 10,000 crores by way of tourism earnings towards the end of the current decade.

Courses of Action :
I. There is no need of development of further new tourist spots to meet the target.
II. The Ministry should evolve attractive packages to woo the foreign tourists to meet the target.

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Statement : A large number of students have been caught using unfair means during the final-year degree examination.

Courses of Action :
I. All these students should be debarred permanently from appearing for any examination conducted by the authority.
II. The guardians of these students should be called by the authority to inform them that any such behaviour in future will not be tolerated.

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Statement : The alert villagers caught a group of dreaded dacoits armed with murderous weapons.

Courses of Action :
I. The villagers should be provided sophisticated weapons.
II. The villagers should be rewarded for their courage and unity.

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Statement : The employees union of the Municipal Corporation has decided to strike work for indefinite period in protest against the management's refusal to grant bonus.

Courses of Action :
I. The government should immediately pay ex-gratia grant to the Municipal Corporation to grant bonus to its employees.
II. The striking employees should be persuaded to defer the strike notice.

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Statement : The killer entric fever has so far claimed 100 lives in some tribal villages in M.P. during the past three weeks.

Courses of Action :
I. The residents of these villages should immediately be shifted to a non-infected area.
II. The Government should immediately send a medical squad to this area to restrict spread of the killer disease.

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Statement : There is a substantial increase in the number of accidents causing deaths and severe injuries due to malfunctioning of the traffic signals.

Courses of Action :
I. The traffic police should immediately post traffic personnel at the junctions.
II. The signal system should immediately be repaired or replaced.

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Statement : India's performance in the recent Olympic Games was very poor. Not even a single medal could be bagged by the players. Government has spent Rs. 5 crores in training and deputing a team of players to participate in the Olympic Games.

Courses of Action :
I. India should stop sending players to the future Olympic Games.
II. Government should immediately set up an enquiry commission to find out the reason for India's dismal performance.

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Statement : Three persons were caught with huge arms and ammunition in the city.

Courses of Action :
I. Police should be instructed for night patrolling.
II. The three persons should be set free and their movements should be carefully watched to nab the other criminals.

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Statement : Majority of the students have failed in one paper in the first semester examination.

Courses of Action :
I. All those students who failed should be asked to drop out of the course.
II. The faculty teaching the paper should be asked to resign.

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Statement : Mr. X, an active member of the Union, often insults his superiors in the office with his rude behaviour.

Courses of Action :
I. He should be transferred to some other department.
II. The matter should be referred to the Union.

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Statement : Majority of the students have failed in one paper in the first semester examination.

Courses of Action :
I. All those students who failed should be asked to drop out of the course.
II. The faculty teaching the paper should be asked to resign.

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Statement : Majority of the students have failed in one paper in the first semester examination.

Courses of Action :
I. All those students who failed should be asked to drop out of the course.
II. The faculty teaching the paper should be asked to resign.

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Statement : The weather bureau has through a recent bulletin forecast heavy rainfall during the next week which may cause water logging in several parts of the city.

Courses of Action :
I. The bulletin should be given wide publicity through the mass media.
II. The civic authority should keep in readiness the pumping system for removal of water from these parts.
III. The people should be advised to stay indoors during the period.

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Statement : A train derailed near a station while moving over a bridge and fell into a river, resulting in the death of 65 people.

Courses of Action :
I. The Railway Authorities should clarify the reason of the accident to the Government.
II. The Government should allocate funds to compensate the destruction caused.
III. The protection walls of the bridge should be made strong enough to avoid such accidents.

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Statement : Poverty is increasing because the people, who are deciding how to tackle it, know absolutely nothing about the poor.

Courses of Action :
I. The decision makers should go to the grass root levels.
II. The decision makers should come from the poorer sections of the society.
III. A new set of decision makers should replace the existing one.

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Statement : Besides looks and appearances, it is also important to develop oneself from within.

Courses of Action :
I. One should not pay attention to fashion.
II. One should pay attention to fashion.
III. Books on self-development should be encouraged.

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Statement : There is an unprecedented increase in the production of wheat this kharif season in most parts of the country.

Courses of Action :
I. The government should immediately lower down the procurement price of wheat.
II. The farmers should be asked to store the excess produces with themselves to be used for future.
III. The government should make its best efforts to export wheat to augment its presence in international market.

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Statement : A large number of students are reported to be dropping out of school in villages as their parents want their children to help them in farms.

Courses of Action :
I. The government should immediately launch a programme to create awareness among the farmers about the value of education.
II. The government should offer incentives to those farmers whose children remain in schools.
III. Education should be made compulsory for all children up to the age of 14 and their employment banned.

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