Directions: Read the statement followed by two courses of action and choose which course of action logically follows.

Statement:

A major municipal water pipeline cracked due to freezing winter conditions.

Actions:

I. Dispatch a maintenance team to repair the pipeline immediately.
II. Shut down the city's municipal water supply system permanently.

Correct Answer: Only I follows

Explanation:

A course of action represents an administrative decision or corrective step taken to address, rectify, or manage a problem presented in the statement.

1. Evaluation of Action I: Dispatching a maintenance team to repair the cracked pipeline immediately is a practical, logical, and effective response to restore the city's water infrastructure and prevent further water wastage or structural damage. Therefore, Action I logically follows.

2. Evaluation of Action II: Permanently shutting down the entire municipal water supply system is an extreme, irrational, and disproportionate action. A temporary physical defect like a cracked pipe requires repair, not the permanent termination of a critical public utility. Therefore, Action II does not logically follow.

Hence, only course of action I follows.