Cause And Effect Test - General Inteligence & Reasoning MCQ Questions and Answers

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Direction : Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer :

I. Police authority has recently increased vigil during the evening hours in the locality.
II. There has been considerable reduction in the incidents of petty crimes in the locality.

A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect. B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect. C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes. D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes. E) If both the statement I and II are effects of some common cause.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Since, police authority has recently increased vigil during the evening hours in the locality therefore, the petty crimes have reduced considerably.

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Direction : Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer :

I. There was huge rush of people to the temple last Sunday the 15th of the month.
II. The temple authority had decided to close down the temple for repairs from 17th of the month.

A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect. B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect. C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes. D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes. E) If both the statement I and II are effects of some common cause.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Since, the temple authority had decided to close down the temple for repairs from 17th of the month, hence, there was a huge rush of people to the temple on last Sunday, 15th of the month.

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Direction : Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer :

I. A huge truck overturned on the middle of the road last night.
II. The police had cordoned off the entire area in the locality last morning for half of the day.

A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect. B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect. C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes. D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes. E) If both the statement I and II are effects of some common cause.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Since, a huge truck overturned on the middle of the road last night, so, the police had cordoned off the the entire area in the locality last morning for half of the day.

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Direction : Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer :

I. Importance of Yoga and exercise is being realized by all sections of the society.
II. There is an increasing awareness about health in the society particularly among middle aged of people.

A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect. B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect. C) If both the satements I and II are independent causes. D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes. E) If both the statement I and II are effects of some common cause.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

As, the awareness about health in the society is increasing particularly among middle-aged group of people so the importance of Yoga and exercise is being realized by all sections of the society.

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Direction : Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer :

I. It is the aim of the city's civic authority to get the air pollution reduced by 20% in the next two month.
II. The number of asthma cases in the city is constantly increasing.

A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect. B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect. C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes. D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes. E) If both the statement I and II are effects of some common cause.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

The increase in number of asthma cases must have alerted the authorities to take action to control air pollution that triggers the diseases.

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Direction : Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer :

I. The Reserve bank of India has recently put restrictions on few small banks in the country.
II. The small banks in the private and co-operative sector in India are not in a position to withstand the competitions of the bigger in the public sector.

A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect. B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect. C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes. D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes. E) If both the statement I and II are effects of some common cause.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

The inability of the small banks to compete with the bigger ones shall not ensure security and good services to the customers, which is an essential concomitant that has to be looked into by the Reserve Bank.

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Direction : Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer :

I. 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.
II. The parents of the aspiring students launched a severe agitation last year protesting against the high fees charged by the unaided institutions.

A) Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect B) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect C) Both the statements I and II are independent causes D) Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes E) Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

The parents' protest against high fees being charged by the institutions led the government to interfere and fix the fees at a more affordable level.

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Direction : Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer :

I. All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week.
II. Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.

A) Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect B) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect C) Both the statements I and II are independent causes D) Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes E) Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Closing the schools for a week and the parents withdrawing their wards from the local schools are independent issues, which must have been triggered by different individual causes.

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Direction : Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer :

I. India has surpassed the value of tea exports this year over all the earlier years due to an increase in demand for quality tea in the European market.
II. There is an increase in demand of coffee in the domestic market during the last two years.

A) Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect B) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect C) Both the statements I and II are independent causes D) Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes E) Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

The two statements discuss two separate statistical and generalised results.

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Direction : Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer :

I. There is unprecedented increase in the number of young unemployed in comparison to the previous year.
II. A large number of candidates submitted applications against an advertisement for the post of manager issued by a bank.

A) Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect B) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect C) Both the statements I and II are independent causes D) Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes E) Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

An increase in the number of unemployed youth is bound to draw in huge crowds for a single vacancy.