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Question : 6 [U.B.I. (PO) 2011]

  • Cause: It has been reported by some important newspapers that current year monsoon can be lower than the desired level as in so many parts of the country it is not raining as it is required.
  • Which of the following can be a possible effect of the above-mentioned situation?

a) People from the less rain-affected area can be displaced towards the urban area

b) The government can help the farmers of these areas with a money package

c) The government can declare these areas as drought regions

d) People can blame the Government for this situation and they can protest for not getting sufficient water for agriculture

e) None of the above

Answer: (c)

Option (b) is also possible but its possibility can only be after declaring the areas as drought regions.

Question : 7 [I.B.P.S. (PO) 2011]

  • Effect: It has been reported in recent years that so many seats remain vacant in the engineering colleges of the country, at the end of the admission session.
  • Which of the following can be a possible cause for the effect mentioned above?

a) Because of the bad state of the economy in recent years, there has been a dearth of jobs for engineering graduates

b) Students have always given a priority to 3 yr engineering course instead of 4 yr

c) The government has decided to give professional training to all qualified engineering graduates on Government expenditure

d) The success rate of engineering graduates has always been very poor

Answer: (a)

It is the obvious possible cause.

Question : 8 [I.B.P.S. (PO) 2011]

    • Effect: During the last six months the sale of four-wheelers has come down in comparison to the sale of four-wheelers last year for the same period. Which of the following can be the possible cause for the effect mentioned above?
    • Which of the following can be a possible cause for the effect mentioned above?

  • I. The government has increased the excise duty on four-wheelers from the beginning of this year.
  • II. The cost of petrol has increased immensely during the last eight months.
  • III. Interest rates on car and home loans have been increasing for the last seven months.

a) I, II and III

b) Both l and II

c) Both II and III

d) Only II

e) Only I

Answer: (a)

All may be the possible causes.

Question : 9

  • Cause: School authority has increased the tuition fee excessively from the current academic session.
  • Which of the following can be a possible effect of the cause mentioned above?

  • I. Parents of the students of this school will get their child admitted to other schools.
  • II. No new student will get admission in this academic session.
  • III. Parents of the students of this school will contact the school authority for the rollback of the increased fee.

a) None

b) Only II

c) Only III

d) Only I

e) Both II and III

Answer: (c)

Only III can be a possible effect.

Question : 10

  • Cause: There has been incessant rain during the last 48 h.
  • Which of the following can be a possible effect on the cause mentioned above?

  • I. Transport system of the city has completely failed from the last 48 h.
  • II. There is a flood-like situation in most downtown areas of the city.
  • III. So many slum dwellers have been shifted to municipal schools.

a) Both I and II

b) Both II and III

c) Both I and III

d) I, II and III

Answer: (d)

I, II and III, all the three can be the possible effects.

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