based on direct cause & effect Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

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 travelling met with an accident while taking turn on the main highway.

c) The driver of the bus in which the children were travelling 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 these

Question : 2

Effect: The prices of petroleum products have increased by about twenty per cent in the past two months.
Which of the following can be a probable cause of the above effect ?

a) The prices of foodgrains and vegetables have shot up by more than thirty per cent.

b) The truck owners’ association has decided to increase their rent by about 20 per cent with immediate effect.

c) The prices of crude oil in the international market have increased considerably during the past few weeks.

d) People have decided to demonstrate against the Govt’s apathy towards rise in prices of essential commodities.

e) None of these

Question : 3

Effect: The temple at the religious site wears a deserted look with the number of devotees trickling down.
Which of the following can be a possible cause of the above effect?

a) A structural engineer had visited the temple a month back and had declared the structure unsafe.

b) The temple is facing a drastic depletion of its funds which had accumulated over the years due to offerings made by devotees.

c) The local corporation decided to donate a huge amount of money to the temple for its renovation.

d) The village housing the religious site has qualified priests to perform religious ceremonies.

e) A famous actor recently visited the temple and paid his respects to the deity.

Question : 4

Effect: As a step to regulate private hospitals, the state health department is framing rules to ensure all such hospitals are registered with it.
Which of the following can be a possible cause of the above statement?

a) The department realized that private hospitals charge much less for treatment as compared to government hospitals.

b) Government-run hospitals do not maintain the same standards as private hospitals.

c) The department realized that several hospitals were rejecting cases stating lack of infrastructure.

d) Apart from the number of doctors, nurses and beds, the kind of procedure a hospital can carry out based on its infrastructure will also be registered and detailed.

e) Private hospitals not registering with the department shall be forced to do so and will have to pay hefty penalties.

Question : 5

Cause: Govt 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 Kharif season

d) Govt may not increase the procurement price of paddy during the next Kharif season.

e) Govt will buy paddy from the open market during the next few months.

Question : 6

• Cause: There has been incessant rain during the last 48 h.
• Which of the following can be a possible effect on the cause mentioned above?

• I. Transport system of the city has completely failed from the last 48 h.
• II. There is a flood-like situation in most downtown areas of the city.
• III. So many slum dwellers have been shifted to municipal schools.

a) Both I and II

b) Both II and III

c) Both I and III

d) I, II and III