Question 43
MediumOriginal questionStatement: Several students fainted during a school assembly held in direct sunlight.
Courses of action: I. The assembly should be moved to a shaded area. II. Morning assemblies should be stopped permanently.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: A
Explanation
A course of action is judged on whether it addresses the problem stated without going further than the problem warrants.
The problem named is direct sunlight, and moving the assembly into shade removes exactly that. Course I is appropriate.
Course II ends the assembly altogether, which treats the sunlight as if it were unavoidable. It is disproportionate to the problem described.
Only course of action I should be taken.
Worth noting
In this question type, the extreme option is almost always wrong. The test is whether a course of action is both effective and proportionate.
- Concept
- Courses of action must be proportionate
- Typical timeTypical
- 70 s
- Your timeYours
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