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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.

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

Questions :
  • A. This year, the Government has decided to procure food grains earlier than the stipulated date.
  • B. This year, the farmers have decided to sell their crops to private traders.

(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

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

The government has decided to procure food grain earlier than the stipulated data

because farmers are planning to sell their crops to private traders.

So, Statement B is the cause, and Statement A is its effect.

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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. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement.

Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Mark your answer from the below given choice;
  1. If statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
  2. If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is the effect.
  3. If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
  4. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
  5. If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.

Question : 1

Statements (A):
Many seats in the private engineering colleges in the state have remained vacant this year.
Statements (B):
The government engineering colleges in the state could not accommodate all the students who sought admission this 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 the effect.

c) If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.

d) If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.

e) If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.

Answer: (d)

Both (A) and (B) are contradictory statements (to each other). The students who did not get admission in the government engineering colleges must have gone to the private engineering colleges.

But this has not happened. Hence, both the statements (A) and (B) are the effects of independent causes.

Question : 2

Statements (A):
The conditions of most of the national highways are very bad.
Statements (B):
Govt has now sanctioned a huge amount of money to maintain the national highways.

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

b) If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is the effect.

c) If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.

d) If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.

e) If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.

Answer: (a)

The bad condition of the highways has prompted the govt to take the step.

Question : 3

Statements (A):
Most of the steel-manufacturing companies in the country made considerable profit during the last financial year.
Statements (B):
Many Asian countries have been importing huge quantities of steel from India.

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

b) If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is the effect.

c) If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.

d) If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.

e) If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.

Answer: (b)

It there are large exports, considerable profit is quite likely.

Question : 4

  • A. There was a huge crowd of buyers at various shopping outlets in the city.
  • B. Prices of most of the commodities have gone up substantially in the recent past.

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)

Both Statements A and B are the effects of independent causes.

Question : 5

  • A. Worldwide recession has created uncertainty in the job market.
  • B. Large number of people gathered along the coastline to enjoy the spectacular view of sunrise.

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: (a)

Many people are opting for change from the private sector to the public sector because the worldwide recession has created uncertainty in the job market.

It is considered that public sector jobs are more certain than private-sector jobs.

So, Statements A is the cause while Statements B is the effect.

Question : 6

  • A. Huge tidal waves wrecked the vast coastline early in the morning killing thousands of people.
  • B. Large number of people gathered along the coastline to enjoy the spectacular view of sunrise.

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 appears some special cosmic phenomenon has led to both A and B.

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