based on direct cause & effect Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

• Effect: Majority of the employees of the ailing organization opted for voluntary retirement scheme and left the organization with all their retirement benefits within a fortnight of launching the scheme.
• Which of the following can be a probable cause of the above effect?

a) The company has been making huge losses for the past 5 yr and is unable to pay salary to its employees in time

b) The management of the company made huge personal gains through unlawful activities

c) One of the competitons of the company went bankrupt last year

d) The company owns large tracts of land in the state which will fetch huge sum of its owners

e) None of the above

Question : 2

• Effect: At least 20 school children were seriously injured while going for a school picnic during the weekend.
• Which of the following can be a probable cause of the above effect?

a) The teacher accompanying the school children fell ill during the journey

b) The bus in which the children were traveling met with an accident while taking a turn on the main highway

c) The driver of the bus in which the children were traveling did not report after the break at the halting-place on their journey

d) The school authority banned all school picnics for the next six months with immediate effect

e) None of the above

Question : 3

• Cause: Government has recently decided to hike the procurement price of paddy for the rabi crops.
• Which of the following will be a possible effect of the above cause?

a) The farmers may be encouraged to cultivate paddy for the rabi season

b) The farmers may switch over to other cash crops in their paddy fields

c) There was a drop in production of paddy during the Kharif season

d) The government may not increase the procurement price of paddy during the next Kharif season

e) The government will buy paddy from the open market during the next few months