Practice Statement direction cause effect - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Directions :

Below in each question are given two statements A and B. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or of a common cause. One of these statements may be the depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Give answer
  1. If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
  2. If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
  3. If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
  4. If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
  5. If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Q-1)  
  • A. This year, the Government has decided to procure food grains earlier than the stipulated date.
  • B. This year, the farmers have decided to sell their crops to private traders.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

The government has decided to procure food grain earlier than the stipulated data

because farmers are planning to sell their crops to private traders.

So, Statement B is the cause, and Statement A is its effect.

Directions :

Below in each question are given two statements A and B. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or of a common cause. One of these statements may be the depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Give answer
  1. If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
  2. If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
  3. If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
  4. If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
  5. If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Q-2)  
  • A. The average day temperature of the city has increased by about 2 degrees in the current year over the average of the past ten years.
  • B. More people living in rural areas of the state have started migrating to the urban areas in comparison with the earlier year.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

The two statements seem to have contrary causes.

Directions :

Below in each question are given two statements A and B. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or of a common cause. One of these statements may be the depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Give answer
  1. If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
  2. If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
  3. If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
  4. If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
  5. If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Q-3)  
  • A. The Government has decided to increase the prices of LPG cylinders with immediate effect.
  • B. The Government has decided to increase the prices of Kerosine with immediate effect.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

It seems the price of Petroleum has increased in general.

Alternatively, subsidies may have been reduced, again a cause common to both the statements.

Directions :

Below in each question are given two statements A and B. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or of a common cause. One of these statements may be the depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Give answer
  1. If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
  2. If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
  3. If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
  4. If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
  5. If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Q-4)  
  • A. Party 'X' won a clear majority in the recently held state assembly elections.
  • B. Of late, there was unrest in public and also among the members of the ruling party of the state.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

It can be safely assumed that party 'X' was earlier in the opposition and has benefitted from anti-incumbency.

But A and B are consequences of a common cause,

i.e., bad governance by the ruling party.

Directions :

Below in each question are given two statements A and B. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or of a common cause. One of these statements may be the depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Give answer
  1. If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
  2. If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
  3. If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
  4. If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
  5. If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Q-5)  
  • A. The Government of state 'X' decided to ban the working of women in night shifts and also in late evening hours.
  • B. The percentage of working women has a significant rise in the last decade.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

A might have happened because harassment of women is on the rise while B seems to be the result of a change in gender role perception.

Directions :

Below in each question are given two statements A and B. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or of a common cause. One of these statements may be the depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Give answer
  1. If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
  2. If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
  3. If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
  4. If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
  5. If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Q-6)  
  • A. Most of the students enrolled themselves for the educational tour scheduled for next month.
  • B. The school authority cancelled the educational tour scheduled for next month.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

A happened so that students could see more of the world.

B happened so that the school may attend to other important tasks.

Directions :

Below in each question are given two statements A and B. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or of a common cause. One of these statements may be the depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Give answer
  1. If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
  2. If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
  3. If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
  4. If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
  5. If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Q-7)  
  • A. The prices of fruits have dropped substantially during the last few days.
  • B. The prices of food grains have increased substantially during the last few days.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

A has happened because of the increased supply of fruits.

B has happened because of the decreased supply of food grains.

Directions :

Below in each question are given two statements A and B. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or of a common cause. One of these statements may be the depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Give answer
  1. If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
  2. If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
  3. If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
  4. If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
  5. If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Q-8)  
  • A. Huge tidal waves wrecked the vast coastline early in the morning killing thousands of people.
  • B. Large number of people gathered along the coastline to enjoy the spectacular view of sunrise.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

It appears some special cosmic phenomenon has led to both A and B.

Directions :

Below in each question are given two statements A and B. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or of a common cause. One of these statements may be the depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Give answer
  1. If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
  2. If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
  3. If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
  4. If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
  5. If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Q-9)  
  • A. Worldwide recession has created uncertainty in the job market.
  • B. Large number of people gathered along the coastline to enjoy the spectacular view of sunrise.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Many people are opting for change from the private sector to the public sector because the worldwide recession has created uncertainty in the job market.

It is considered that public sector jobs are more certain than private-sector jobs.

So, Statements A is the cause while Statements B is the effect.

Directions :

Below in each question are given two statements A and B. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or of a common cause. One of these statements may be the depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Give answer
  1. If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
  2. If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
  3. If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
  4. If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
  5. If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Q-10)  
  • A. There was a huge crowd of buyers at various shopping outlets in the city.
  • B. Prices of most of the commodities have gone up substantially in the recent past.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Both Statements A and B are the effects of independent causes.