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Statement: A major water pipeline leakage in a residential locality has led to a severe shortage of drinking water for two days, causing distress among residents.

Courses of Action:
I. The municipal authority should immediately dispatch water tankers to the affected locality to provide temporary relief to the residents.
II. The municipal authority should immediately shut down all water supply lines across the entire city until the repair work is completed.

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
    Neither course of action I nor II follows
  4. D
    Both courses of action I and II follow

Answer

Only course of action I follows
Dispatching water tankers directly targets the localized drinking water shortage and provides necessary immediate relief without creating extra administrative or civic problems.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Evaluate Course of Action I for feasibility and direct relevance.
Dispatching water tankers directly addresses the immediate hardship of residents without causing harm or inconvenience to other areas.
A valid course of action should be practical, feasible, and provide a direct solution to the problem presented in the statement.
2
Evaluate Course of Action II for administrative proportionality.
Shutting down water for the whole city creates a widespread crisis for unaffected citizens.
Administrative remedies should not be extreme or introduce severe new problems in order to fix a localized issue.
3
Combine evaluations to determine correct choice.
Course of action I logically follows, while course of action II does not.
Only the first action meets the criteria of a sound administrative decision.

Key Concept

Evaluation of administrative courses of action based on feasibility, direct problem-solving, and avoidance of extreme measures.
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