Question :
In the questions below, few statements are given depicting an issue or a problem. You have to assume everything in the statements to be true even if they are at variance from commonly known facts, and on the basis of the information given in the statements, answer the question that follows.
Seventy-six whales died or were injured after becoming entangled in fishing gear and other ropes and cables off the coasts in 2017. In several of those cases, the sources of the nets and lines entangling the large animals were commercial trap fisheries.
Which of the following can be the course of action(s) by the authority to stop deaths and injuries of whales due to entanglement?
I. Anyone who encounters an entangled whale should contact a local hotline or the Coast Guard.
II. People should stop eating seafood which would stop nets or ropes to be set up to catch fish and other sea creatures.
1. Only I is a course of action
2. Only II is a course of action
3. Both I and II are courses of action
4. Either I or II is a course of action
5. Neither I nor II is a course of action
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