Course of Action-How to Approach (5-Marks)

What Course(s) of Action? 

1. The candidate should assume everything given in the statement to be always true and then choose the correct course of action.

2. Mostly questions will be based in Indian context, so consider the socio-economic condition of India while choosing the correct course of action. 

Situation 1

Statement The health conditions of the street vendors are deteriorating day-by-day.

Courses of Action 

I. Government should introduce an insurance scheme for them. 

II. Government should introduce a free-of-cost check up scheme for them.

Both courses of action are favorable considering the socio-economic conditions of the street vendors. They can not afford the high medical costs.

3. Here you can use your general awareness in determining whether a suggested action reduces or solves the problem or not. 

Situation 2

Statement You are District Magistrate of an area. Some villagers are demonstrating slogans in front of your office.

Courses of Action 

I. You should order the Police to fire tear gas.

I. You should try to talk to the villagers and mitigate the situation. 

I can aggravate the situation further. Course of action II can solve the problem and is most feasible solution.

4. You have to consider the established facts and prevailing notion of truth while deciding the correct course of action.

Situation 3 

Statement: Den gue has been spreading rapidly in Delhi.

Courses of Action 

I. Anti-mosquito liquids should be sprayed.

II. People should use mosquito-repellants.

Both I and II are the feasible actions as it is biologically established fact that dengue can be prevented by using safeguards against mosquitoes.

5. Think of yourself as the officer-in-charge concerned, who has to take the decision impartially.

6. If the sale and demand of any product is decreasing, then the advisable courses of action are such as to woo the new clients and customers.

Situation 4

Statement The demands of two wheelers are decreasing day-by-day. 

Courses of Action 

I. Companies should start manufacturing four wheelers.

II. Companies should reduce the market price of two wheelers. 

 
I is not advisable. II is advisable as it is an action, which can lure the customers and hence there will be an increase in the demand.

7. Impractical courses of action are not advisable. 

Situation 5 

Statement Financial inclusion process should be accelerated.

Courses of Action

 I. Government should open banks in all villages whether small or big

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II. Government should take the help of private enterprises to accelerate the process.

I is not a feasible course of action as it is not practical and advisable. II is a practical and affordable course of action.

8. If any direction is given by the courts, then the possible courses of action are the various steps taken by the government to execute that direction.

Situation 6

Statement Court has declared Salwa Judum’ as an unethical and illegal system.

Courses of Action 

I. Government should ban ‘Salwa Judum’.

II. Government should file a case to review decision.

Here both courses of action are the outcomes of the courts decisions and the steps taken by the Government thereafter. But as both the courses of action are of opposing nature. So, either I or II is a feasible action.

9. Any negative or harsh course of action which can aggravate the situation is not the advisable course of action.

Situation 7

Statement: The parents of majority of the students of the local public school have decided to withdraw their wards from the schools to protest against the sharp fee hike

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Courses of Action

 I. The school authority should start a dialogue with the parents and explain them the
circumstances under which the fees had to be hiked.

II. The school authority should immediately scout for new students to fill the vacancy.

II is a harsh course of action and hence is not advisable, I is advisable as this action can make the situation calm.

10. The course of action, which can reduce the problem and which can pacify the situation is advisable

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11. Any course of action which is desirable on humanitarian grounds is the advisable course of action.

Situation 8

Statement Tribal people are agitating in front of the Parliament for the Amendment of the forest rules.

 Courses of Action 

I. Government should consider the case and assure them to look into their demands

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II. Government should not worry about the situation.

I is advisable as it will help in pacifying the situation and smoothening the condition. Also, it is desirable on humanitarian grounds. II is not advisable.

12. Previous experiences can be applied to take actions, if some similar type of situations arise.

Situation 9

Statement India is gravely endangered by opening its market for foreign investment.

Courses of Action

I. Efforts should be made to keep a check on foreign investors

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II. India should allow all foreign investments.

Past experiences tell that India has fallen victim to foreign investments, only when it has opened its market for foreign investment, without checks.
So I is a required course of action. II is exaggerating the problem.

13. When the government takes any action, it is necessary that people are made aware of that action.

Situation 10 

Statement Government has decided to declare Tuberculosis as a notifiable disease.

Courses of Action

 I. Efforts should be made to register all cases of Tuberculosis.

II. The message should be propagated through media so that private doctors and people become aware about the action.

Both I and II are right courses of action. Government has taken the action for the people, so it is necessary that people are made aware. Also, efforts should be made to make the action successful.

14. All feasible actions should comply with the constitutional obligations and should not violate the Fundamental Rights. 

Situation 11

Statement- Most of the children in India are not able to get education because they get employed to earn livelihood in their childhood only

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Courses of Action

 I. Employment of children below the age of 18 years should be banned

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II, Free and compulsory education should be provided for all children up to the age of 14

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Both courses of action I and II are constitutional obligations. Both, in fact, are Fundamental Rights.