Practice Based on events section 5 mcqs - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

DIRECTIONS:

Given below are pairs of events 'A' and 'B'. You have to read both the events 'A' and 'B' and decide their nature of relationship.

You have to assume that the information given in 'A' and 'B' is true and you wil l not assume anything beyond the given information in deciding the answer.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principal cause.
  2. If 'A' is the immediate and principal cause and 'B' is its effect.
  3. If 'A' is an effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4. If 'B' is an effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5. None of these

Q-1)   Event (A):
Party A was unhappy with the results of UP assembly by-elections where it lost all the seats.
Event (B):
Party A has changed the chief Minister of UP.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Event A may be one of the reasons but not necessarily the principal one.


DIRECTIONS:

Given below are pairs of events 'A' and 'B'. You have to read both the events 'A' and 'B' and decide their nature of relationship.

You have to assume that the information given in 'A' and 'B' is true and you wil l not assume anything beyond the given information in deciding the answer.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principal cause.
  2. If 'A' is the immediate and principal cause and 'B' is its effect.
  3. If 'A' is an effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4. If 'B' is an effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5. None of these

Q-2)   Event (A):
J&K govt demanded state autonomy.
Event (B):
Parliament has disapproved the autonomy proposal by a considerable margin.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Only when the demand was made could the proposal have gone to the govt.


DIRECTIONS:

Given below are pairs of events 'A' and 'B'. You have to read both the events 'A' and 'B' and decide their nature of relationship.

You have to assume that the information given in 'A' and 'B' is true and you wil l not assume anything beyond the given information in deciding the answer.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principal cause.
  2. If 'A' is the immediate and principal cause and 'B' is its effect.
  3. If 'A' is an effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4. If 'B' is an effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5. None of these

Q-3)   Event (A):
The women’s self-help groups established in large numbers in the rural areas across State X have infused dynamism into the village families and supported the drive for empowerment of women.
Event (B):
Positive changes have been witnessed in State X, especially in the tribal areas in the southern parts.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Event (A) is the cause behind the effect shown in event (B) but it is not the immediate and principal cause.


DIRECTIONS:

Given below are pairs of events 'A' and 'B'. You have to read both the events 'A' and 'B' and decide their nature of relationship.

You have to assume that the information given in 'A' and 'B' is true and you wil l not assume anything beyond the given information in deciding the answer.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principal cause.
  2. If 'A' is the immediate and principal cause and 'B' is its effect.
  3. If 'A' is an effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4. If 'B' is an effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5. None of these

Q-4)   Event (A):
Tom Cruise has once again done a great job in MI- II.
Event (B):
MI-I was full of action, thrill and excitement.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Note that the two are different films.


DIRECTIONS:

Given below are pairs of events 'A' and 'B'. You have to read both the events 'A' and 'B' and decide their nature of relationship.

You have to assume that the information given in 'A' and 'B' is true and you wil l not assume anything beyond the given information in deciding the answer.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principal cause.
  2. If 'A' is the immediate and principal cause and 'B' is its effect.
  3. If 'A' is an effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4. If 'B' is an effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5. None of these

Q-5)   Event (A):
In a committee it has been decided that unauthorised constructions will be demolished.
Event (B):
The Court has questioned the Urban Development Minister for his order to demolish the unauthorise constructions.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Event B is an effect but it is not necessary that event A is the cause behind it. It is not known who were in that committee.


DIRECTIONS:

Given below are pairs of events 'A' and 'B'. You have to read both the events 'A' and 'B' and decide their nature of relationship.

You have to assume that the information given in 'A' and 'B' is true and you wil l not assume anything beyond the given information in deciding the answer.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principal cause.
  2. If 'A' is the immediate and principal cause and 'B' is its effect.
  3. If 'A' is an effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4. If 'B' is an effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5. None of these

Q-6)   Event (A):
Curfew has been imposed in Kashmir for indefinite period.
Event (B):
45 people have been shot dead by the mililants in Kashmir.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

The imposition of the curfew is clearly as direct consequence of the macabre incident.


DIRECTIONS:

Given below are pairs of events 'A' and 'B'. You have to read both the events 'A' and 'B' and decide their nature of relationship.

You have to assume that the information given in 'A' and 'B' is true and you wil l not assume anything beyond the given information in deciding the answer.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principal cause.
  2. If 'A' is the immediate and principal cause and 'B' is its effect.
  3. If 'A' is an effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4. If 'B' is an effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5. None of these

Q-7)   Event (A):
The country’s fiscal deficit has widened over the years.
Event (B):
The govt has desided to abolish posts meant for carrying out obsolete functions.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

B is an exercise in cutting expenditure, which has become imperative given the widening fiscal deficit.


DIRECTIONS:

Given below are pairs of events 'A' and 'B'. You have to read both the events 'A' and 'B' and decide their nature of relationship.

You have to assume that the information given in 'A' and 'B' is true and you wil l not assume anything beyond the given information in deciding the answer.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principal cause.
  2. If 'A' is the immediate and principal cause and 'B' is its effect.
  3. If 'A' is an effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4. If 'B' is an effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5. None of these

Q-8)   Event (A):
Parliament gave nod to Tobacco Control Bill last week.
Event (B):
Non-smokers no longer have to be victims of passive smoking.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

It is the parliament’s nod to Tobacco Control Bill, which gave the non-smokers a new horizon.


DIRECTIONS:

Given below are pairs of events 'A' and 'B'. You have to read both the events 'A' and 'B' and decide their nature of relationship.

You have to assume that the information given in 'A' and 'B' is true and you wil l not assume anything beyond the given information in deciding the answer.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principal cause.
  2. If 'A' is the immediate and principal cause and 'B' is its effect.
  3. If 'A' is an effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4. If 'B' is an effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5. None of these

Q-9)   Event (A):
ITC, a tobacco company, has decided to withdraw from all sponsorship of sporting activities.
Event (B):
The Centre has decided to bring in legislation for banning sponsoring of sports and cultural events by tobacco companies.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Both are independent events.


DIRECTIONS:

Given below are pairs of events 'A' and 'B'. You have to read both the events 'A' and 'B' and decide their nature of relationship.

You have to assume that the information given in 'A' and 'B' is true and you wil l not assume anything beyond the given information in deciding the answer.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principal cause.
  2. If 'A' is the immediate and principal cause and 'B' is its effect.
  3. If 'A' is an effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4. If 'B' is an effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5. None of these

Q-10)   Event (A):
The state government ABC has proposed to start a project “alert citizen” to curb possible crimes and nab the criminals.
Event (B):
Public cooperation is imperative in controlling crime.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Because of (B), government has started the project “alert citizen” to curb crimes. Hence `A’ is the effect and (B) is the cause.