Practice Based on events section 1 mcqs - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Event (A):
Pakistan banks began a push against defaulters.
Event (B):
Pakistan’s new military ruler is encouraged by international reaction and understanding of what he was trying to do.

(a) If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.

(b) If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.

(c) If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(d) If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(e) None of these

Q-2)   Event (A):
Miss world contestants flew out of Nigeria.
Event (B):
A riot broke out in the capital of Nigeria when some people of a particular community became rampant against the dissemination of western culture in the capital.

(a) If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.

(b) If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.

(c) If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(d) If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(e) None of these

Q-3)   Event (A):
State A faced an earthquake and suffered heavy damage due to fall of skyscrapers.
Event (B):
State A has decided to take stern action against the builders who have illegally made apartments using sordid technique and low-grade construction material.

(a) If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.

(b) If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.

(c) If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(d) If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(e) None of these

Q-4)   Event (A):
Indian government declared the postal strike illegal and invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act to deal with the strike.
Event (B):
Employees of postal department started a strike for their demands.

(a) If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.

(b) If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.

(c) If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(d) If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(e) None of these

Q-5)   Event (A):
The government has framed rules to regulate the level of noise pollution in urban areas from various sources.
Event (B):
Loudspeakers can be used only after obtaining permission from a competent authority.

(a) If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.

(b) If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.

(c) If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(d) If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(e) None of these

Q-6)   Event (A):
An appropriate amending legislation will be brought before the parliament in its next session.
Event (B):
A parliamentary committee has asked the government to expedite the process of bringing in appropriate legislation to safeguard investors’ interest and strengthen Investor Education and Protection Fund for proper compensation to those whose money has been locked up in fraudulent companies.

(a) If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.

(b) If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.

(c) If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(d) If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(e) None of these

Q-7)   Event (A):
CBI has called Kapil Dev and Sidhu for interrogation.
Event (B):
Kapil Dev and Sidhu have been charged in match-fixing.

(a) If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.

(b) If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.

(c) If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(d) If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(e) None of these

Q-8)   Event (A):
The revised entry fee for internationally known Taj Mahal monument has been increased to Rs 50 and Rs 500 for Indians and foreigners respectively.
Event (B):
There has been adequate increase in the number of foreign tourists visiting India in view of the improved infrastructure facilities.

(a) If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.

(b) If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.

(c) If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(d) If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(e) None of these

Q-9)   Event (A):
Sri Lanka has allocated Rs 63.39 b for defence.
Event (B):
India has allocated Rs 130 b for its defence.

(a) If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.

(b) If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.

(c) If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(d) If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(e) None of these

Q-10)   Event (A):
Many fashionable commercial centres have mushroomed in Delhi in the last few years.
Event (B):
Connaught Place, in the heart of Delhi, has steadily lost its glory as the capital’s business and entertainment hub.

(a) If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.

(b) If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.

(c) If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(d) If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

(e) None of these