Question

Statement: Many passengers complain that trains on a certain route are frequently delayed. Courses of action: I. The railway authority should stop running all trains on that route. II. The railway authority should investigate the causes of the delays and take corrective measures.

• A. Only course of action I follows
• B. Both courses of action follow
• C. Only course of action II follows
• D. Neither course of action follows

Hint:

Think about which course fixes the underlying delay problem versus which simply removes the service altogether.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Identify the root problem: frequent, unexplained delays on a certain train route.
Step 2: Test course I - stopping all trains on the route removes the service entirely instead of fixing the delays; it fails the feasibility and root-cause test because it does not diagnose or correct anything, it simply eliminates the option passengers depend on.
Step 3: Test course II - investigating the causes and taking corrective measures directly targets identifying and fixing the root problem, so it is a sound administrative response and follows.
Step 4: Only the course that fixes rather than eliminates the service follows.
Correct option: (3) Only course of action II follows.