Practice Cause and Effect

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Directions: In each of the following questions, two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship. Read both the statements in each question and mark your answer from the alternatives.

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Statements:

There is increase in water level of all the water tanks supplying drinking water to the city during the last fortnight.
Most of the trains were cancelled last week due to water-logging on the tracks.

Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

Both the statements I and II are independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

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

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Statements:

Most of the steel producing companies in the country have made considerable profit during the last financial year.
Many Asian countries have been importing huge quantities of steel from India.

Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

Both the statements I and II are independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

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

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Statements:

The university authority has instructed all the colleges under its jurisdiction to ban use of all phones inside the college premises.
Majority of the teachers of the colleges signed a joint petition to the university complaining the disturbances caused by cell phone ring-tones inside the classrooms.

Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

Both the statements I and II are independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

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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Statements:

Rural and semi-urban areas in the country have been suffering due to load shedding for quite some time.
If the Government is not able to overcome the power crisis, load shedding will be extended even to the urban areas.

Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

Both the statements I and II are independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

The facts given in both the statements are clearly the result of acute power shortage.

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Statements:

There has been a high increase in the incidents of atrocities against women in the city during the past few months.
The police authority has been unable to nab the culprits who are committing crime against women.

Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

Both the statements I and II are independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

An increase in the cases of atrocities on women and the police being unable to nab the culprits involved in the same are independent happenings in themselves.

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Statements:

The prices of vegetables have been increased considerably during this summer.
There is tremendous increase in the temperature during this summer thereby damaging crops greatly.

Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

Both the statements I and II are independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

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

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Statements:

There is considerable reduction in the number of people affected by water-borne diseases in City A during this rainy season.
The government has opened four new civil hospitals in City A in the beginning of the year.

Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

Both the statements I and II are independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

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

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Statements:

The performance of most of the students in final exam of class X in the schools run by the Government was excellent.
Many teachers of the Government schools left the school and joined private schools.

Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

Both the statements I and II are independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

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.

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Statements:

The farmers have decided against selling their kharif crops to the Government agencies.
The Government has reduced the procurement price of kharif crops starting from last month to the next six months.

Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

Both the statements I and II are independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

The reduction in procurement price of crops must have instigated the farmers not to sell their produce to Government agencies.

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Statements:

The government has decided to make all the information related to primary education available to the general public.
In the past, the general public did not have access to all these information related to primary education.

Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

Both the statements I and II are independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

The government must have seen the unawareness of the people as a strong factor in the primary education programme being not successful. The step indicated in I must, thus, have been sought for as a remedy for the same.