Practice Logical Reasoning questions on Course of Action, covering problem-based statements, possible solutions, practical responses, and selecting the most appropriate course of action from given alternatives. Takes about 20–25 minutes and is useful for placement, TCS NQT, SSC, banking and MBA entrance exams.
Question 1
Statement: Because of the opening of a large supermarket with low prices, many customers of the small neighbourhood shops have started buying from the supermarket.

Courses of Action:
I. The supermarket should be closed immediately.
II. The shops should be forbidden from selling any goods.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
The supermarket is a lawful business, so closing it is not justified. So I does not follow. Forbidding the shops from selling goods would end their business. So II does not follow either.
Question 2
Statement: Because of the cheaper fares of a new bus service, many passengers of the local train have switched over to the buses.

Courses of Action:
I. The railways should reduce the fares and improve the service to win back the passengers.
II. The railways should stop running the trains on the route.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
Passengers choose the cheaper option, so the railways must make their fares and service more attractive. So I follows. Stopping the trains would lose all the passengers. So II does not follow.
Question 3
Statement: Many skilled workers of the factory are leaving to take up jobs in other cities.

Courses of Action:
I. The workers should be stopped from leaving by force.
II. The factory should find out the reasons and improve the working conditions.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
Workers cannot be stopped by force, so I does not follow. Finding out why the workers are leaving, and removing the reasons, would help to keep them. So only II follows.
Question 4
Statement: Many trained teachers are taking up jobs in banks and insurance companies.

Courses of Action:
I. All the teachers should be advised not to take up such jobs.
II. The government should appoint a committee to find out why teachers are leaving the profession.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
Advising all teachers not to take up other jobs would take away their freedom of choice. So I does not follow. If the reasons are found out and removed, teachers may stay in the profession. So only II follows.
Question 5
Statement: Travellers complain that the information counter at the bus station gives wrong timings and that many passengers do not know which services are available.

Courses of Action:
I. The timings and services should be updated and displayed clearly.
II. The information counter should be closed for ever.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
The complaint is about wrong and missing information, so it should be corrected and displayed. So I follows. Closing the counter would take away the only source of information. So II does not follow.
Question 6
Statement: The students complain that the school laboratory lacks equipment and that many of them do not know which experiments can be done.

Courses of Action:
I. The laboratory should be equipped with the necessary instruments.
II. The students should be informed about the experiments that can be done.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
Clearly, the laboratory needs the essential equipment, and the students need to know about the facilities available. So both the courses follow.
Question 7
Statement: Several mistakes were found in the question paper of an important examination.

Courses of Action:
I. The entire examination should be cancelled in every school of the country.
II. An expert committee should find out how the mistakes occurred.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
Cancelling the examination in every school is an extreme step, so I does not follow. A committee that finds out how the mistakes occurred will help to prevent them in future. So only II follows.
Question 8
Statement: Some serious errors were detected in the stock records of a warehouse.

Courses of Action:
I. A team should be appointed to check the stock records carefully.
II. Show cause notices should be issued to the staff responsible for the records.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
Clearly, the situation demands that the faults in the records be properly worked out and that the persons involved be questioned. So both the courses follow.
Question 9
Statement: Children playing cricket on the main road disturb the traffic.

Courses of Action:
I. The police should punish all the children heavily.
II. A playground should be made available where the children can play.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
The children are playing on the road because they have no place to play, so punishing them heavily is not right. So I does not follow. Providing a playground solves the problem. So only II follows.
Question 10
Statement: The pavement near the railway station is crowded with parked two-wheelers.

Courses of Action:
I. The traffic police should remove the parked vehicles from the pavement.
II. A parking area should be provided near the station for the vehicles.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
Crowding on the pavement is a great inconvenience for walkers, so action needs to be taken to remove the vehicles. But the owners also need a place to park. So both the courses follow.
Question 11
Statement: The college principal receives a complaint that a lecturer takes money from students for giving marks.

Courses of Action:
I. The principal should dismiss the lecturer immediately without any inquiry.
II. The principal should ask the students to stop complaining.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
Dismissing a person without inquiry is unfair, so I does not follow. A complaint of this kind should be looked into, and asking the students to stop would hide the problem. So II does not follow either.
Question 12
Statement: The Vigilance Department receives a complaint that a clerk in the tax office takes money for passing files.

Courses of Action:
I. The department should try to catch the clerk red-handed and then take strict action against him.
II. The department should ignore the complaint until ten more complaints are received.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
Clearly, one complaint is enough for a wrong doing. This should be confirmed by catching the guilty red-handed and then strict action taken. So only I follows.
Question 13
Statement: The Director of the hospital regretted that the records of patients are kept on paper and are often lost.

Courses of Action:
I. The records should be kept on paper files for ever.
II. The patients should be asked not to come to the hospital.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
Records that are kept on paper are the cause of the loss, so keeping them that way for ever would not solve the problem. So I does not follow. Asking patients not to come would defeat the purpose of the hospital. So II does not follow either.
Question 14
Statement: The Principal stressed the need to make the examination system more transparent and regretted that the system had not changed in keeping with the times.

Courses of Action:
I. The examination system should be reviewed and updated regularly.
II. The examination system should be made more transparent.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
Clearly, the situation demands that the system be made more transparent and that it be changed from time to time according to the needs of the time. So both the courses follow.
Question 15
Statement: The city council has banned smoking in all public parks and has announced that offenders will be fined.

Courses of Action:
I. The council should see that the ban is enforced.
II. Notices about the ban and the fine should be displayed at the entrances of the parks.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
The ban is meant to be followed, so it needs to be enforced, and visitors need to know about it. So both I and II follow.
Question 16
Statement: The government has made it compulsory for all schools to report cases of dengue among their students to the health authorities, and schools that do not report may be fined.

Courses of Action:
I. The health authorities should see that the rule is followed.
II. The schools should be made aware of the rule and the fine.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
The rule is aimed at controlling the disease, so it needs to be enforced and publicised. So both I and II follow.
Question 17
Statement: A new restaurant is crowded every evening and the customers complain that they have to wait for more than an hour for a table.

Courses of Action:
I. The customers should be asked to stop coming to the restaurant.
II. The restaurant should arrange more tables or take reservations to reduce the waiting time.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
The restaurant has a large demand, so asking customers to stop coming would defeat its purpose. So I does not follow. More tables or reservations would reduce the waiting time. So only II follows.
Question 18
Statement: The new bank branch received a tremendous response on its first day, and the customers complained about the long waiting time.

Courses of Action:
I. The customers should bring food and be ready to wait the whole day.
II. The bank should open more counters and increase the staff to serve customers faster.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
Seeing the tremendous response, the bank must make suitable arrangements so that customers do not have to wait for long. So II follows. It is not right to expect customers to wait a whole day. So I does not follow.
Question 19
Statement: The mangoes in the orchards of the region have been damaged by unseasonal rain for three years, and the growers have earned very little.

Courses of Action:
I. The growers should take up some protection for the fruit against rain next season.
II. The government should buy all the mangoes at ten times the market price.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
Protecting the fruit is a sensible step to prevent the loss. So I follows. Buying all the mangoes at ten times the market price is extreme and not practical. So II does not follow.
Question 20
Statement: The wheat fields in the district have been attacked by a disease for two consecutive years, and the farmers have lost more than half of their crops.

Courses of Action:
I. The farmers should adopt measures to prevent the disease in the coming season.
II. The government should help the farmers who have suffered the losses.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
The problem demands that care be taken to protect the crops next season and that help be given to farmers to prevent huge losses. So both the courses follow.
Question 21
Statement: If the old players of the club are invited to coach the juniors, their experience may benefit the young players.

Courses of Action:
I. The club should invite the old players to coach the juniors.
II. The juniors should be asked to choose their own coaches from outside the club.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
The statement says that the experience of the old players may benefit the juniors, so the club should invite them. So I follows. Nothing in the statement suggests choosing outside coaches. So II does not follow.
Question 22
Statement: If the retired engineers of the department are also consulted on the design of the new bridge, their experience may be useful to the project.

Courses of Action:
I. The department should first ask the junior staff whether they agree to consult the retired engineers.
II. The department should involve experienced persons in the design of the bridge.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
The statement says that the experience of the retired engineers may be useful. So the department should involve experienced persons, and II follows. There is no need to take the approval of the junior staff first. So I does not follow.
Question 23
Statement: Many people in the colony have fallen ill because of dirty drinking water.

Courses of Action:
I. The residents should be asked to stop drinking water from all sources.
II. The people who have fallen ill should be punished.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
People cannot live without water, so I is impractical and does not follow. The patients are the victims of the problem, so punishing them is wrong. So II does not follow either. Neither follows.
Question 24
Statement: Heavy floods have destroyed hundreds of houses in three villages and many families are now living in the open.

Courses of Action:
I. The administration should provide temporary shelters to the families.
II. Relief material such as food and clothing should be distributed to the affected families.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
The families have lost their homes and are living in the open, so they need shelter, food and clothing at once. So both I and II follow.
Question 25
Statement: A recent report says that the number of road accidents in the city has increased sharply.

Courses of Action:
I. All vehicles should be banned from the city roads.
II. The report should be printed again in all the newspapers.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
Banning all vehicles is an extreme step that is not practical, so I does not follow. Printing the report again would not reduce the number of accidents. So II does not follow either. Neither follows.
Question 26
Statement: According to the latest survey, the literacy rate among girls in the district is very low.

Courses of Action:
I. The survey should be repeated by another agency before any action is taken.
II. The district administration should start programmes to encourage the education of girls.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
A survey is conducted carefully, and the low figure shows a real problem, so waiting to repeat it only delays action. So I does not follow. Programmes that encourage the education of girls can improve the position. So only II follows.
Question 27
Statement: The number of fishermen is falling as many of them are leaving the coastal villages for factory jobs because fish catches have dropped sharply.

Courses of Action:
I. Other sources of income should be developed for the fishing families in the coastal villages.
II. Steps should be taken to find out why the fish catches have dropped.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
The fishing families are leaving because their income has fallen, so alternative sources of income are needed. So I follows. Finding the reason for the fall in the catch will help restore the main source of income. So II also follows.
Question 28
Statement: Many young people from the hill villages are moving to the cities because there are very few jobs in the hills.

Courses of Action:
I. Employment opportunities should be created in the hill villages.
II. The people who have already moved to the cities should be sent back to the hills.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
The people moved because there are no jobs in the hills, so creating jobs there will make them stay. So I follows. People cannot be sent back against their wish, and without jobs they would only suffer. So II does not follow.
Question 29
Statement: A large number of trained nurses from the state are moving to other countries because they are offered better pay.

Courses of Action:
I. The state should offer better pay and working conditions to keep its nurses.
II. The nurses should be forced to work in the state for twenty years.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
The nurses leave because of better pay, so improving the pay and conditions is a sensible step. So I follows. Nobody can be forced to work in a place for twenty years. So II does not follow.
Question 30
Statement: Many students who study medicine in government colleges at a heavily subsidised cost leave the country to work abroad soon after graduating.

Courses of Action:
I. The students should be stopped by law from leaving India.
II. The government should ask those who go abroad to repay a part of the subsidy they received.

Which of the courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?
A
Only I follows✓✗
B
Only II follows✓✗
C
Either I or II follows✓✗
D
Neither I nor II follows✓✗
E
Both I and II follow✓✗
Explanation
Clearly, no one can be stopped by law from leaving the country and working where he or she wants. So I does not follow. However, it is right to recover the extra benefit given to students who do not serve their own country. So II follows.
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