cause & effect with statements section 5 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

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 : 26

Statements (A):
The government has recently fixed the fees for professional courses offered by the unaided institutions which are much lower than the fees charged last year.
Statements (B):
The parents of the aspiring students launched a severe agitation last year protesting against the high fees charged by the unaided institutions.

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)

The tense of both the statements implies that the event mentioned in ‘B’ happened before ‘A’.

Through an intuitive look, we come to know that ‘A’ is an initiative taken by the government with a view to the people’s concern described in ‘B’.

Hence, ‘B’ is the cause and ‘A’ is its effect.

Question : 27

Statements (A):
All the schools declared holiday on the next day of the major festival.
Statements (B):
All the colleges declared holiday on the next day of the major festival.

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: (e)

Both are the effects of the fact that festivals cause fatigue.

Question : 28

Statements (A):
There is an outbreak of several epidemics in the country.
Statements (B):
There was a worst flood situation ever experienced in the past in most parts of the country.

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)

The flood has led to epidemics.

Question : 29

Statements (A):
The prices of foodgrains and other essential commodities in the open market have risen sharply during the past three months.
Statements (B):
The political party in opposition has given a call for general strike to protest against the government’s economic policy.

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: (e)

Note that the real concern of the opposition is the government’s economic policy. Also, a faulty economic policy results in a sharp increase in the prices of commodities.

Hence, both A and B are the effects of a common cause - the economic policy of the government.

Question : 30

Statements (A):
Employment scenario in the country has remarkably improved recently.
Statements (B):
The number of prospective job-seekers going abroad has increased recently.

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)

The two are contradictory and must be the effects of independent causes.

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