cause & effect based on events section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 16

Event (A):
A rich smell of recovery is spreading across several sectors of the economy, raising hopes of a boom in employment and incomes in India.
Event (B):
India never slid into a recession in the past ten years.

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 : 17

Event (A):
Modern Food Industries Ltd. employees have moved the Delhi High Court to quash the sale of their company.
Event (B):
The govt. has sold 74 per cent of Modern Food Industries Ltd. shares to Hindustan Lever for Rs. 106 crore.

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 : 18

Event (A):
The migratory route of elephants in Area X has been blocked by construction of dams and other structures.
Event (B):
Elephants of Area X have turned into violent creatures — destroying crops and trampling people to death.

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 : 19

Event (A):
Three-wheelers went on strike in protest against the hike in petrol prices.
Event (B):
The talks between the government and the leaders of the three-wheelers’ union have failed.

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 : 20

Event (A):
It seems power problems are to stay.
Event (B):
Many units of power plants are shut down for annual maintenance.

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