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Statement: A sudden, unprecedented heavy downpour has caused severe waterlogging in several major commercial intersections of a city, leading to massive traffic jams and stranding hundreds of commuters.

Courses of Action:
I. The municipal authorities should immediately deploy heavy-duty water pumps and direct the traffic police to divert vehicles to alternative routes.
II. The city administration should permanently ban all private vehicles from operating within the city limits during the entire monsoon season.

Which of the following logically follows from the given statement?

  1. Only I follows.Answer
  2. B
    Only II follows.
  3. C
    Both I and II follow.
  4. D
    Neither I nor II follows.

Answer

Only I follows.
Action I is a practical, direct, and proportional response to manage the immediate crisis of waterlogging and traffic congestion. Action II is an extreme, disproportionate measure that would cause massive disruption to the city's functioning and economy.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Evaluate Course of Action I for feasibility and relevance.
Action I provides an immediate, practical, and necessary response to the waterlogging and traffic crisis.
Administrative problems require direct, proportional, and immediate remedies to restore normalcy.
2
Evaluate Course of Action II for feasibility and relevance.
Action II is disproportionate, impractical, and highly disruptive to the daily life and economy of the city.
Administrative decisions must not introduce extreme measures that cause greater harm than the original problem.

Key Concept

Evaluating the feasibility and proportionality of administrative decisions in crisis management.
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