Practice Type 1 section 3 mcqs - 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. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement.

Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
  2. If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is the effect.
  3. If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
  4. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
  5. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.

Q-1)   Statements (A):
Many schools have banned the sale of fast food in their premises.
Statements (B):
Obesity in youngsters has been linked to their poor eating habits.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

In order to check the menace of poor eating habits, schools have banned the sale of fast food.


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. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement.

Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
  2. If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is the effect.
  3. If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
  4. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
  5. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.

Q-2)   Statements (A):
There has been a considerable increase in the sale of fat-free food articles.
Statements (B):
Now people have become more conscious about their health condition and food habits.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Health-consciousness has led to the sale of fatfree food articles.


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. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement.

Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
  2. If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is the effect.
  3. If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
  4. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
  5. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.

Q-3)   Statements (A):
The municipal authority demolished the tea stall located on the footpath on the busy road.
Statements (B):
A large number of people have been taking their evening tea at the tea stall located on the footpath on the main road, blocking pedestrian movement.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Since pedestrian movement was getting blocked, the authority demolished the tea stall.


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. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement.

Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
  2. If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is the effect.
  3. If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
  4. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
  5. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.

Q-4)   Statements (A):
The State Education Board has decided to do away with preparing merit lists for SSC and HSC examinations.
Statements (B):
A large number of students scored very high marks in the recently held SSC examination.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

High marks have become so commonplace that merit lists have lost their meaning.


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. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement.

Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
  2. If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is the effect.
  3. If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
  4. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
  5. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.

Q-5)   Statements (A):
The state govt has decided to change the syllabus of mathematics for Std IX from the next academic year.
Statements (B):
Many students from the state could not secure admission to the colleges of their choice.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

There seems to be no connection between the syllabus of Std IX and admission to colleges.


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. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement.

Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
  2. If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is the effect.
  3. If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
  4. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
  5. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.

Q-6)   Statements (A):
There has been sharp decline in sales of passenger cars during the last few months.
Statements (B):
Many finance companies have announced attractive schemes of car loans with moderate interest rate.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

The attractive schemes are attempts to boost sales.


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. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement.

Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
  2. If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is the effect.
  3. If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
  4. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
  5. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.

Q-7)   Statements (A):
The Government has made it compulsory to wear a helmet for the riders of two-wheelers.
Statements (B):
The number of cases of road accident involving two-wheelers has been increasing every year.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

The increase in accidents again and again has led the govt to strike a cautionary note.


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. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement.

Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
  2. If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is the effect.
  3. If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
  4. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
  5. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.

Q-8)   Statements (A):
Many shops in the locality remained closed throughout the day.
Statements (B):
Many offices in the locality closed during the day.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Both the effects 'A' and 'B' may have a common cause like bandh called by a political party, etc.


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. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement.

Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
  2. If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is the effect.
  3. If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
  4. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
  5. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.

Q-9)   Statements (A):
The banks have decided to give advances to the priority sector at the rate of interest at par with the corporate sector.
Statements (B):
The percentage of bad loans given by the banks to the priority sector is very low as compared to the corporate sector.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)


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. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement.

Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
  2. If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is the effect.
  3. If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
  4. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
  5. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.

Q-10)   Statements (A):
Many employees of the company proceeded on a day’s leave on Friday.
Statements (B):
Both Thursday and Saturday were declared holiday by the company.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Clearly, employees have been prompted to go on leave on Friday because they would like to take advantage of (B).