RBI Grade B Officer (General / DEPR / DSIM) 2022 · Question 185 of 276

In the question below are given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action regarding the problem, policy, etc. Based on the information given in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing. Statement: Country A and Country B have friendly foreign trade systems. Both countries import and export goods and services from each other. Country A has been importing Beauty Product B from Country B for a long while. Recently, a newspaper in Country B has been running an exposé involving Product B. According to the exposé, Beauty Product B has a cancer -causing pigment in it. The article also mentioned statistical data showing the number of people affected by the pigment. Course of Actions: I. The Health Ministry of Country A asks the Ministry of Foreign Trade to ban Beauty Product II. The Ministry of Foreign Trade levies heavy taxes on the import of Beauty Product B.

Logical Reasoning

1. AA. Only I
2. BB. Only II
3. CC. Either I or II
4. DD. Neither I nor IICorrect
5. EE. Both I & II