Cause and Effect Test - 04

01. 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 school authority has asked the X Std. students to attend special classes to be conducted on Sundays.
II. The parents of the X Std. students have withdrawn their wards from attending private tuitions conducted on Sundays.

  • 1Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
  • 2Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
  • 3Both the statements I and II are independent causes
  • 4Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Answer:- 1
Explanation:-

Solution:
It seems quite evident that the parents have instructed their wards to abstain from private tuitions on Sundays and attend special classes organised by the school.

02. 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 literacy rate in the district has been increasing for the last four years.
II. The district administration has conducted extensive training programme for the workers involved in the literacy drive.

  • 1Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
  • 2Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
  • 3Both the statements I and II are independent causes
  • 4Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Answer:- 1
Explanation:-

Solution:
Clearly, the increase in the literacy rate may be attributed directly to the stringent efforts of the district administration in this direction.

03. 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 police authority has recently caught a group of house breakers.
II. The citizens group in the locality have started night vigil in the area.

  • 1Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
  • 2Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
  • 3Both the statements I and II are independent causes
  • 4Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Answer:- 1
Explanation:-

Solution:
Both the statements are clearly backed by a common cause, which is clearly an increase in the number of thefts in the locality.

04. 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.

  • 1Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
  • 2Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
  • 3Both the statements I and II are independent causes
  • 4Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Answer:- 1
Explanation:-

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

05. 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.

  • 1Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
  • 2Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
  • 3Both the statements I and II are independent causes
  • 4Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Answer:- 1
Explanation:-

Solution:
The two statements discuss two separate statistical and generalised results.

06. 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.

  • 1Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
  • 2Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
  • 3Both the statements I and II are independent causes
  • 4Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Answer:- 1
Explanation:-

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.

07. 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.

  • 1Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
  • 2Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
  • 3Both the statements I and II are independent causes
  • 4Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Answer:- 1
Explanation:-

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.

08. 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 prices of petrol and diesel in the domestic market have remained unchanged for the past few months.
II. The crude oil prices in the international market have gone up substantially in the last few months.

  • 1Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
  • 2Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
  • 3Both the statements I and II are independent causes
  • 4Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Answer:- 1
Explanation:-

Solution:
The prices of petrol and diesel being stagnant in the domestic market and the increase in the same in the international market must be backed by independent causes.

09. 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.

  • 1If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
  • 2If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
  • 3If both the statements I and II are independent causes.
  • 4If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
Answer:- 1
Explanation:-

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.

10. 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.

  • 1If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
  • 2If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
  • 3If both the statements I and II are independent causes.
  • 4If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
Answer:- 1
Explanation:-

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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