In each question given below a statement is followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and III. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy etc on the basis of the information given in the statement. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the three given/suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing and decide the answer.
Statement: Discount offers provided by organised retail chains are increasingly eating into the small retailers' pie, thus creating a problem for manufacturers in spite of the hype around the retail boom.
Courses of action:
I. An effort should be made to dissuade customers from purchasing the products on discounts.
II. All such manufacturers should stop supplying products to organised retail chain.
III. Efforts should be made by the manufacturers for commercial dialogues with the retail chain.

Options

A. Only I and II
B. Only II and III
C. Only I and III
D. All I, II and III

Answer

B

Explanation

1st is an absurd course of action. Hence I. is not advisable. II is advisable because the move will compel the organised retailers to be involved in a dialogue to sort out the problem. III is the right way to eliminate the problem. Hence, III is advisable.