APSC: iv. Decision making and problem solving.

Dengue is spreading alarmingly in certain pockets of the city. Therefore (i) fumigation should be carried out in war footing in the affected areas (ii) residents should be advised to avoid non-vegetarian foods Choose the correct alternative.

You are riding your bike in an isolated stretch of the highway, about 100 m behind a scooterist. Suddenly a car overtakes you, knocks down the scooterist (unfortunately) and tries to flee from the scene. What will you do?

You ordered food for ₹1,000 on a food delivery app and paid online. The delivery boy, after delivering the food packet, suggested that from the next time onward you should order food on cash on delivery mode. Then he would deliver the food at half the actual price. You understand that this is a scam but a win-win arrangement for you and the delivery boy at the expense of the food delivery app. You will

You experienced racial abuse while visiting a foreign country. What will you do?

Assam is plagued by recurrent and devastating floods and erosion every year. The large number of rivers and their tributaries carry a huge volume of water, silt and other debris including carcasses of dead animals. Apart from the misery caused by loss of hearth and homes, water-borne diseases play havoc with their lives. Successive governments have succeeded to a certain extent in solving the problem by building embankments, spurs and other innovative ideas, etc. Many people have put forward a variety of solutions including dredging of the rivers, doing away with all embankments and allowing the river waters to flow freely, raising the height of the homes, shifting people from riverine areas and settling them elsewhere. You would

You and your friend have gone shopping and have purchased jewellery amounting to rupees five lakh from a shop. You request the store manager to give you a rebate considering the fact that you have purchased high value goods at a considerable cost. The store manager offers a discount of one percent, but your friend is outraged by the offer and threatens to leave without buying anything. The store manager is worried and asks her how much rebate she expects and she demands a rebate of at least 10%. The manager says he has to consult his boss. The manager comes back in a few minutes and says he can give the rebate of 10% as desired but in that case would not provide an invoice to the customer. If you were the customer, what would you do?