Directions to Solve

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 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
Correct Answer: Option C

The two statements discuss two separate statistical and generalized results.

Question 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
Correct Answer: Option E

The problems discussed in both the statements are clearly the result of heavy downpour in the area.

Question 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
Correct Answer: Option B

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

Question 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
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 causes.

Question 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
Correct Answer: Option B

Clearly, damage to crops due to high temperature may have resulted in a short supply of vegetables and hence an increase in their prices.

Question 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
Correct Answer: Option B

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.

Question 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
Correct Answer: Option B

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

Question 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
Correct Answer: Option E

Evacuating low-lying areas and rushing in relief to the affected areas clearly indicates that floods have occurred in the in the areas.

Question 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
Correct Answer: Option C

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

Question 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
Correct Answer: Option B

Clearly, the university's decision came as a sequel to the complaint received by it from the college teachers against use of mobile phones in the college premises.

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