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Directions :

In each of the following questions, two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship.

Read both the statements in each question and mark your answer as

  1. If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
  2. If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
  3. If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
  4. If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
  5. If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

The following question based on cause and effect topic of verbal reasoning

Questions :
  • I. The private medical colleges have increased the tuition fees in the current year by 200 percent over the last year's fees to meet the expenses.
  • II. The Government medical colleges have not increased their fees in spite of price escalation.

(a) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;

(b) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;

(c) If both the statements I and II are independent causes;

(d) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes;

e) If both statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

The increase in the fees of the private colleges and there is no increase in the same in Government colleges seem to be policy matters undertaken by the individual decisive boards at the two levels.

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Directions :

Below in each question are given two statements A and B. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or of a common cause. One of these statements may be the depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Give answer
  1. If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
  2. If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
  3. If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
  4. If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
  5. If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Question : 1

  • A. The average day temperature of the city has increased by about 2 degrees in the current year over the average of the past ten years.
  • B. More people living in rural areas of the state have started migrating to the urban areas in comparison with the earlier year.

a) If statement A is the cause and statement B is its effect

b) If statement B is the cause and Statement A is its effect

c) If both statements are independent causes

d) If both statements are effects of independent causes

e) If both statements are effects of some common cause

Answer: (d)

The two statements seem to have contrary causes.

Question : 2

  • A. The Government has decided to increase the prices of LPG cylinders with immediate effect.
  • B. The Government has decided to increase the prices of Kerosine with immediate effect.

a) If statement A is the cause and statement B is its effect

b) If statement B is the cause and Statement A is its effect

c) If both statements are independent causes

d) If both statements are effects of independent causes

e) If both statements are effects of some common cause

Answer: (e)

It seems the price of Petroleum has increased in general.

Alternatively, subsidies may have been reduced, again a cause common to both the statements.

Question : 3

  • A. Party 'X' won a clear majority in the recently held state assembly elections.
  • B. Of late, there was unrest in public and also among the members of the ruling party of the state.

a) If statement A is the cause and statement B is its effect

b) If statement B is the cause and Statement A is its effect

c) If both statements are independent causes

d) If both statements are effects of independent causes

e) If both statements are effects of some common cause

Answer: (e)

It can be safely assumed that party 'X' was earlier in the opposition and has benefitted from anti-incumbency.

But A and B are consequences of a common cause,

i.e., bad governance by the ruling party.

Question : 4

  • I. India has surpassed the value of tea exports this year over all the earlier years due to an increase in demand for quality tea in the European market. 
  • II. There is an increase in demand for coffee in the domestic market during the last two years.

a) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;

b) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;

c) If both the statements I and II are independent causes;

d) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes;

e) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Answer: (c)

The two statements discuss two separate statistical and generalized results.

Question : 5

  • I. The local cooperative credit society has decided to stop giving loans to farmers with immediate effect.
  • II. A large number of credit society members have withdrawn a major part of their deposits from the credit society.

a) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;

b) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;

c) If both the statements I and II are independent causes;

d) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes;

e) If both statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Answer: (b)

Clearly, the withdrawal of funds by society members is bound to reduce the lending power of the society.

Question : 6

  • I. There is an unprecedented increase in the number of young unemployed in comparison to the previous year.
  • II. A large number of candidates submitted applications against an advertisement for the post of manager issued by a bank.

a) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;

b) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;

c) If both the statements I and II are independent causes;

d) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes;

e) If both statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Answer: (a)

An increase in the number of unemployed youth is bound to draw in huge crowds for a single vacancy.

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