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Statement: Severe unexpected monsoon rainfall has caused extensive urban flooding in several low-lying residential sectors of a major city, primarily due to main stormwater channels being heavily choked with illegal construction debris and dumped solid waste.

Proposed Courses of Action:
I. The municipal administration should immediately deploy emergency drainage clearance crews and high-capacity pumps to remove blockages and drain floodwaters from the affected residential sectors.
II. The municipal administration should immediately order the permanent demolition of all residential buildings situated within five kilometers of any drainage line in the city.

Which of the given courses of action logically follow(s) from the statement?

  1. Only Course of Action I followsAnswer
  2. B
    Only Course of Action II follows
  3. C
    Both Courses of Action I and II follow
  4. D
    Neither Course of Action I nor II follows

Answer

Only Course of Action I follows
Clearing the blocked drainage bottlenecks and deploying de-watering pumps is a direct, practical, and immediate administrative remedy that alleviates the flooding. On the other hand, mass demolition of housing across a huge radius is a disproportionate and destructive measure that fails to resolve the immediate disaster.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Evaluate Course of Action I for feasibility and directness
Course of Action I is valid
Clearing choked drains and pumping out standing water directly targets the primary cause of the immediate urban flooding and provides urgent public relief.
2
Evaluate Course of Action II for administrative proportionality
Course of Action II is invalid
Demolishing all houses within 5 km of any drain is a severe, impractical overreaction that causes massive displacement and does not provide immediate flood mitigation.
3
Synthesize final recommendation
Only Course of Action I is logically sound
A valid course of action must be a balanced, constructive, and realistic solution that solves the problem without creating disproportionate secondary harm.

Key Concept

Evaluating Courses of Action based on direct problem mitigation, administrative feasibility, and proportionality
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