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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;
- If statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
- If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is the effect.
- If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
- If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
- If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.
The following question based on cause and effect topic of verbal reasoning
The state government has now decided to increase the stamp duty on house purchases with immediate effect.
Statements (B):
The real estate prices have decreased considerably during the last few months.
(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.
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
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Question : 1
Statements (A):
The public sector telecom service provider reduced the monthly rental substantially with immediate effect.
Statements (B):
All the private sector telecom service providers have reduced their charges last week.
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 »Answer: (b)
Here, it is clear that the event mentioned in (B) happened earlier than the event mentioned in (A).
See the key words ‘last week’ and ‘from immediate effect’. From the two statements it seems that the initiatives taken by the public sector telecom service provider may have been taken in order to compete with the private sector telecom service provider.
Hence, (B) is the cause and (A) its effect.
Question : 2
Statements (A):
The police resorted to lathi charge to disperse the unruly mob from the civic headquarters.
Statements (B):
The civic administration has recently hiked the property tax of the residential buildings by about 30 per cent.
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 »Answer: (b)
The event mentioned in B caused resentment among the people, which made the people unruly, as a result of which the police resorted to lathi-charge to bring the situation under control.
Hence, B is the cause and A is its effect.
Question : 3
Statements (A):
Government has tightened security checks at all important places and also at various public places.
Statements (B):
Incidences of terrorist attacks are increasing day by day.
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 »Answer: (b)
The large number of terrorist attacks has led to tightened security checks.
Question : 4
Statements (A):
Many anti-social elements have been caught by the police from the locality.
Statements (B):
Many people in the locality have been detained by the police for questioning.
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 »Answer: (e)
Both are the effects of some crime having been committed or a suspicion thereof.
Question : 5
Statements (A):
There is a significant drop in the number of people travelling by air during the last quarter.
Statements (B):
There is a significant drop in the number of people travelling by long-distance trains during the last quarter.
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 »Answer: (e)
Both are the effects of a recession in the economy.
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