cause & effect based on events section 3 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Event (A):
Subscribers of Hutch and Airtel cellular services companies are increasing day by day despite facing tough competition from other cellular services companies.
Event (B):
Recently, Hutch and Airtel have announced another joint scheme, according to which subscribers of these giants will not have to pay for incoming calls.

a) If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.

b) If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.

c) If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

d) If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

e) None of these

Question : 2

Event (A):
CBSE has declared the results of class XII.
Event (B):
A boy committed suicide after seeing his bad results in class XII.

a) If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.

b) If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.

c) If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

d) If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

e) None of these

Question : 3

Event (A):
Government has emphasised on the programmes aimed at eliminating poverty and illiteracy with new zeal and strong willpower.
Event (B):
Minister of state Mr X told the plenary session of the International Labour Organisation in Geneva on a day last week that India is following a proactive policy to eliminate child labour, which is closely linked to poverty and illiteracy.

a) If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.

b) If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.

c) If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

d) If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

e) None of these

Question : 4

Event (A):
Today, the Prime Ministers of country ‘P’ and ‘Q’ have decided to take steps to improve the bilateral relations.
Event (B):
Next week a Committee of Foreign Ministers and Senior Officers of country ‘P’ and ‘Q’ will work out further steps to improve the relationship.

a) If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.

b) If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.

c) If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

d) If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

e) None of these

Question : 5

Event (A):
The brigand Veerappan has released Rajkumar after 108 days of abduction.
Event (B):
The state government ‘A’ has activated the Special Task Force (STF) to arrest Veerappan.

a) If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.

b) If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.

c) If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

d) If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

e) None of these

Question : 6

Event (A):
The Indian Board for Wildlife headed by the PM has not met since 1998.
Event (B):
A London-based environmental investigation agency has brought to light the massive killing of a hundred tigers during this year in India.

a) If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.

b) If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.

c) If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

d) If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.

e) None of these