cause & effect based on events section 4 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Event (A):
Recently the traffic jams on MG Road of city ‘Z’ are not only reduced but the traffic has also become manageable.
Event (B):
The flyover on MG Road of city ‘Z’ has recently been made operational and the number of traffic police personnel has been increased.

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):
The Centre categorically rejected the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam’s plea for using either Chennai or any other part of the southern states as venue for peace talks with the Sri Lankan Government.
Event (B):
The LTTE was banned by the Centre in the aftermath of the assassination of the former prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, at Sriperumbudur in 1991.

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 sensex crosses 4000-point mark in the stock exchange, the highest mark in last 12 weeks.
Event (B):
The government announces its credit policy for agriculture.

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):
Tension triggered in Manoharpur prompted the authorities to deploy additional forces to maintain law and order in the locality.
Event (B):
Unidentified miscreants allegedly desecrated an idol in a temple in Manoharpur.

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 attack by militants on Parliament in Dec 2001 haunts our parliamentarians whenever militants attack any target in the country.
Event (B):
New parking labels have been introduced for the members of Parliament, aiming at strengthening the security of the Indian Parliament and the parliamentarians.

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):
Rickshaw, taxi, tempo and other means of general communication of city X are on an indefinite strike since last week.
Event (B):
The prices of vegetables and other food articles in city X have increased.

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