Logical Reasoning

Cause and Effect - Base Level

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.

21.  Statements :

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
22.  Statements :

I. There is an increase in water level of all the water tanks supplying drinking water to to city during the last fortnight.

II. Most of  the trains were  cancelled last week due to water logging on the tracks.

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
23.  Statement : 

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 college.

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 statement I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statement I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common causes
24.  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 the 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 causes
25.  Statements : 

I.The price of vegetables have been increased considerably during this summer.

II.There is tremendous increase in the temperature during this summer thereby damaging crops greatly.

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 effect of some common causes
26.  Statements : 

I.The government has recently fixed the fees for professional courses offered by the unaided institutions which are mach 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 effect of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effect of some common cause
27.  Statement : 

I. It is the aim of the city is civic authority to get the air pollution reduced by 20% in the next two months.

II. the number of asthma cases in the city is constantly increasing.

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 effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
28.  Statements : 

I. Large number of people living in the low-lying areas have been evacuated during the last few days to safer places.

II. The government has rushed in relief supplies to the people living in the affected areas.

A. Statements I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statements II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent cause
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent cause
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
29.  Statements : 

I. There is considerable reduction in the number of people affected by water -borne diseases 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 cause
E. Both the statement I and II are effects of some common cause
30.  Statements : 

I. The university authority has instructed all the colleges under its jurisdiction to ban use of all phones inside the college premises.

II. Majority of the teacher of the college signed a joint petition to the university complaining the disturbances caused by cell phone ring-tones inside the classrooms .

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 are of independent cause
E. Both the statements I and II are effect of some come cause