Question

A pandemic like situation hit the country last year, resulting in loss of human life and economic depression. To improve the condition of its citizens, the government made a series of emergency medical interventions and increased spending to revive the economy. In both these efforts, district administration authorities were actively involved. Which of the following action(s) are plausible?

• A. In future, the government can make district administration authorities responsible for protecting health of citizens and reviving the economy.
• B. The government may set up a task force to review the post pandemic situation and ascertain the effectiveness of the measures taken.
• C. The government may set up a committee to formulate a pandemic management program to minimize losses to life and economy in future.
• D. The government may take population control measures to minimize pandemic related losses in future.

Hint:

In decision-making questions, focus on actions that are logical, realistic, and directly related to the problem. Avoid extreme or unrelated measures like population control for pandemics.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B, C

Step 1: Analyze option (A). This option suggests assigning permanent responsibility for both healthcare and economy revival to district administrations. While they were actively involved during the crisis, giving them permanent responsibility for all such matters may not be realistic. Such roles are usually coordinated at state/national levels. Hence, (A) is not strongly plausible.

Step 2: Analyze option (B). A task force to review the post-pandemic measures is both logical and practical. Governments commonly review their response to crises to learn lessons, improve systems, and understand effectiveness. Thus, (B) is highly plausible.

Step 3: Analyze option (C). A committee to create a future pandemic management program is also very reasonable. Planning ahead by learning from past experiences minimizes losses in life and economy for future emergencies. Hence, (C) is also plausible.

Step 4: Analyze option (D). Population control as a solution to pandemics is neither directly relevant nor scientifically valid, since pandemics are driven by disease transmission and preparedness, not population size alone. Therefore, (D) is implausible. \[ \boxed{\text{Thus, the plausible actions are (B) and (C).}} \]