Question

You are Amit/Amita staying at Sunrise Apartments, Gymkhana Road, Pune.

The main road leading to this colony has three open manholes causing frequent accidents at night. Your apartment association has complained to the Civic body of your locality multiple times but to no avail. There are no working street lights on the road as well. You are writing a letter to the editor of a leading newspaper to express your concern about the apathy of the authorities towards this situation.

Choose the most appropriate options.

Which actions would be appropriate to suggest the civic body undertake to combat the problem presented in the letter?

[0.8 marks]

• A. The permanent solution would be to install pothole warning signs on the main road
• B. Hold a drive to show citizens how to maneuver between potholes while driving
• C. Fix the potholes and ensure that the existing street lights receive electricity on the main road
• D. Install new street lights on the main road

Answer 1

The correct option is C Fix the potholes and ensure that the existing street lights receive electricity on the main road

Option c. is the most appropriate solution as it fixes both the potholes and street lights on the main road making it safer for use.