Statement : The Finance Minister submits his resignation a month before the new budget is to be presented in the Parliament.

Courses of Action :
I. The resignation should be accepted and another person should be appointed as the Finance Minister.
II. The resignation should not be accepted.

Statement : The Finance Minister submits his resignation a month before the new budget is to be presented in the Parliament.

Courses of Action :
I. The resignation should be accepted and another person should be appointed as the Finance Minister.
II. The resignation should not be accepted. Correct Answer Only II follows

Clearly, an already working Finance Minister shall know better all the plans and resources of the Government and he alone can present a suitable budget. So, course II follows.

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In the question below, are given a statement followed by three courses of actions numbered I, II and III. On the basis of the information given, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the suggested course of action logically follow (s) for pursuing. Statement: Commerce and industry minister Suresh Prabhu will next week review sector-specific strategies to increase India’s exports 20% this year amid an uncertain global trade environment and credit availability. The ministry has identified nine sectors, including gems & jewellery, leather, textiles, agriculture and pharmaceuticals, to drive India’s exports to $400 billion in the next five years. These sectors accounted for $242 billion or 80% of the country’s total exports of $302 billion in 2017-18. Courses of action: I. The minister will review the action plans on October 1. This is in continuation of the series of meetings that he has had with export promotion councils and secretaries of line ministries concerned. II. Besides export promotion councils, the minister will separately meet officials of other departments concerned.  III. Exporters have raised concerns over the slack flow of credit to exporters, high goods and services tax on gold and strict pollution norms for chemicals, besides currency fluctuations, citing these factors as hindrances to export growth. Prabhu recently wrote to finance minister Arun Jaitley, requesting his intervention to improve bank credit flow to the export sector.
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