Course of Action Quiz Set 09

A large number of villagers are migrating to the cities. One of the reasons is failure of crops because a large part of India is dependent on monsoon rains. But this is not a welcome trend.

1. The government should make employment available to the villagers at their respective villages.
2. Those who migrate to the cities should be helped by providing them jobs in the cities.

Tribal leaders have lodged a protest with the state government asking it not to construct a highway road through their area. They have threatened an agitation in this regard.

1. Government should deploy armed forces and proceed with the proposed construction, because it is constructing the road only for the benefit of the tribal population.
2. Government should shelve the project, and rather invest in cities, where there would be no protests or resistance.

Some mosquito strains have become resistive to quinine.

1. Sale of quinine should be stopped.
2. New medicine should be developed.
3. The quinine resistant mosquitoes and their life cycle should be studied so that safety guidelines can be issued to the public.

About 35-40% of the enrolled school children do not attend school.

1. We should start more schools.
2. We should find out the reasons for this absenteeism.

The number of hospital beds per 1000 persons is lower in India as compared to those in some under developed countries.

1. The costly medicines should be provided at subsidized rates in India.
2. Government should work for getting more FDI in health sector.