Verbal Reasoning

Cause and Effect

Below in each of the questions are given two statements I and II. These statements 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

(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 statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

1.  Statements:
 
I.  The farmers have decided against selling their Kharif crops to the Government agencies. 
II. The Government has reduced the procurement price of Kharif crops starting from the last month to the next six months.

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.
2.  Statements: 

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 Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.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.
3.  Statements: 

I.  The car manufacturing companies have recently increased the prices of mid-sized cars. 
II. The Government recently increased the duty on mid-sized cars.

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.
4.  Statements: 

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.

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.
5.  Statements: 

I.  Many people visited the religious place during the week-end. 
II. Few people visited the religious place during the week days.

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.
6.  Statements: 

I.  The committee appointed by the Government on the fee structure of the professional courses has drastically reduced the fees of various courses in comparison to those charged in the last year. 

II. The parents of aspiring students seeking admission to professional courses had launched a severe agitation protesting against the high fees charged by the professional institutes and the admission process was delayed considerably.

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.
7.  Statements: 

I.  Majority of people residing in the locality have decided to protest against the municipality authority's decision to allow construction of a shopping mall in the locality. 

II. Many shopping malls have been opened all over the city in the recent time.

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

I.  Large numbers of people have fallen sick after consuming sweets from a particular shop in the locality. 
II. Major part of the locality is flooded and has become inaccessible to outsides.

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.
9.  Statements: 

I.  The Government has reduced the prices of petroleum products by five percent a week after increasing the prices by ten percent. 

II. The rate of inflation dropped marginally during the last week.

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.
10.  Statements: 

I.  Standard of living among the middle class society is constantly going up since part of few years. 
II. Indian Economy is observing remarkable growth.

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