Suppose you are Kavita. You are facing a tremendous scarcity of drinking water in your village in Tamilnadu. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper stating the problems you are facing due to it.
Select the appropriate sequence that Kavita (whose village is facing scarcity of water) should choose to write in the letter to the editor :
(A) the position of the village; the issues of water shortage; impact on people
(B) issue of water scarcity; causes and impact; possible solutions; request authorities for redressal
(C) importance of water in life; possible solutions; asking editor to take action
(D) unrest among villagers - announcement of strike if problem not solved
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B) Only
A letter to the editor about a public problem states the issue, its causes and effects, suggests solutions and ends with an appeal to the authorities through the newspaper.
(A) the position of the village; the issues of water shortage; impact on people — Not suitable.
- It stops at the impact: there are no solutions and no request for action, so the letter has no clear purpose.
(B) issue of water scarcity; causes and impact; possible solutions; request authorities for redressal — Suitable.
- It follows the full plan above.
- Redressal means the setting right of a wrong or a grievance.
Example: The residents wrote to the municipal office for redressal of their complaints.
(C) importance of water in life; possible solutions; asking editor to take action — Not suitable.
- It skips the actual problem in the village, and the editor only publishes the letter.
- Action is taken by the authorities.
(D) unrest among villagers - announcement of strike if problem not solved — Not suitable.
- A threat of a strike does not suit the polite, formal tone of a letter to the editor, and the problem itself is not described.