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

Question : 1

Event (A):
There have been repeated complaints about malfunctioning electronic meters in the past months.
Event (B):
Weights and measures department has asked all meter-manufacturers to get their sample meters tested again from Electronic Regional Test Laboratory.

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):
At last, yesterday night Shirin could get the medicines prescribed by the doctor for her ailing father.
Event (B):
The doctor has conducted some tests on Shirin’s father who has been suffering from high fever.

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):
The sales of cars has dropped in the state ‘X’ since last Monday.
Event (B):
The state ‘X’ has suspended registration of cars which do not confirm to the emission norms stipulated recently.

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):
Actress X decided to play more serious roles in films.
Event (B):
The last film of actress X, in which she played a glamous girl, turned out to be a flop.

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):
Saving capacity per person in India has decreased enormously.
Event (B):
There is a slight decrease witnessed in the per capita income of 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

Question : 6

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