General Studies · Course of Action

Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows. Statement: The quality of drinking water in several villages of District-M has been found to be contaminated with harmful bacteria. The primary cause is the lack of proper sanitation facilities and the proximity of open drains to drinking water sources. As a result, there has been an outbreak of water-borne diseases, putting the health of the villagers at serious risk. Experts recommend that to prevent further outbreaks, the district authorities must improve sanitation and ensure a clean water supply. Assuming everything in the statement to be true, decide which of the following courses of action logically follow for pursuing. A. The district administration should start a project to construct proper sewage systems and community toilets in the affected villages. B. The district administration should distribute bottled water to all villagers to solve the problem temporarily. C. The district administration should launch an educational program to teach villagers about personal hygiene and safe water handling practices. D. The district administration should advise villagers to move to other districts to avoid contamination.