When lights go out due to a power cut, people are likely to...

When lights go out due to a power cut, people are likely to...

• A. Remain calm
• B. Panic
• C. Ignore
• D. Reset power supply

Answer: (B)

When lighting fails, people lose their sense of orientation and feel exposed and unsure about what to do next. This uncertainty often leads to fear and a tendency to react with panic rather than staying calm. In a crowded environment, lack of visibility makes it harder to assess risks and find safe exits, so panic becomes the most likely response unless staff intervene. As a door supervisor, the key response is to stay calm yourself, speak clearly, and guide people to safe routes using available emergency lighting. Clear directions help reduce confusion and prevent dangerous crowd behavior. Other options aren’t fitting because individuals can’t fix the outage by themselves, and simply ignoring the situation or attempting to reset power are not practical or appropriate responses in a controlled crowd environment.

When lighting fails, people lose their sense of orientation and feel exposed and unsure about what to do next. This uncertainty often leads to fear and a tendency to react with panic rather than staying calm. In a crowded environment, lack of visibility makes it harder to assess risks and find safe exits, so panic becomes the most likely response unless staff intervene.

As a door supervisor, the key response is to stay calm yourself, speak clearly, and guide people to safe routes using available emergency lighting. Clear directions help reduce confusion and prevent dangerous crowd behavior.

Other options aren’t fitting because individuals can’t fix the outage by themselves, and simply ignoring the situation or attempting to reset power are not practical or appropriate responses in a controlled crowd environment.