Logical Reasoning

Cause and Effect - Base Level

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Cause and Effect - Base Level

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In each of the following questions, two statements numbered I and II are given. These statements may be either independent causes or of a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choices correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

(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; and

(E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

Question 1
Statements:

I.  Majority of the students in the college expressed their opinion against the college authority's decision to break away from the university and become autonomous. 

II. The university authorities have expressed their inability to provide grants to its constituent colleges.

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
Correct Answer: Option B

Clearly, the university's decision to refuse grant to the colleges must have triggered the college authority to become autonomous.

Question 2
Statements:

I. Most of the steel producing companies in the country have made considerable profit during the last financial year.

II. Many Asian countries have been importing huge quantities of steel from India.

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
Correct Answer: Option B

The increase in demand of steel from other countries is bound to enhance business and hence profitability of steel companies in India.

Question 3
Statements:

I. There is a considerable reduction in the number of people affected by water-borne disease in City A during this rainy season.

II. The government has opened four new civil hospitals in City A in the beginning of the year.


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
Correct Answer: Option C

The given statements are self-sufficient and depict independent events.

Question 4
Statements :

I. The performance of most of the students in final exam of class X in the schools run by the Government was excellent.

II. Many teachers of the Government schools left the school and joined private 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
Correct Answer: Option D

The Students of government schools performing well in the examinations and the teachers of government schools leaving their jobs to join private schools are two separate situations that must have been triggered by independent cause.

Question 5
Statements :

I. The Government has recently fixed the fees for the 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
Correct Answer: Option B

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

Question 6
Statements :

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.

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
Correct Answer: Option E

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

Question 7
Statements :

I. Police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the unlawful gathering of large number of people.

II. The citizens forum called a general strike in protest against the police atrocities.

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
Correct Answer: Option A

Clearly, the people's mass protest against the police might have instigated the latter to indulge in lathi-charge to disperse the mobs.

Question 8
Statements :

I. The local Co-operative credit society has decided to stop giving loans to farmers with immediate effect.

II. A large number of credit society members have withdrawn major part of their deposits from the credit society.



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
Correct Answer: Option B

Clearly, withdrawal of funds by society members is bound to reduce the lending power of the society.

Question 9
Statements :

I. There has been a high increase in the incidents of atrocities against women in the city during the past few months.

II. The police authority has been unable to nab the culprits who are committing crime against women.

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
Correct Answer: Option C

An increase in the cases of atrocities on women and the police being unable to nab the culprits involved in the same in the international market must be backed by independent causes.

Question 10
Statements :

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
Correct Answer: Option A

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

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