Exercise: Cause And Effect

Questions for: Cause and Effect

Statements:

  1. The Government has imported large quantities of sugar as per trade agreement with other countries.
  2. The prices of sugar in the domestic market have fallen sharply in the recent 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
Answer: A
The increase in supply always triggers a reduction in the prices.
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Statements:

  1. The school authority has asked the X Std. students to attend special classes to be conducted on Sundays.
  2. The parents of the X Std. students have withdrawn their wards from attending private tuitions conducted on Sundays.

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
Answer: A
It seems quite evident that the parents have instructed their wards to abstain from private tuitions on Sundays and attend special classes organised by the school.
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Statements:

  1. The literacy rate in the district has been increasing for the last four years.
  2. 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
Answer: B
Clearly, the increase in the literacy rate may be attributed directly to the stringent efforts of the district administration in this direction.
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Statements:

  1. 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.
  2. 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
Answer: B
Clearly, the university's decision to refuse grant to the colleges must have triggered the college authority to become autonomous.
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Statements:

  1. The police authority has recently caught a group of house breakers.
  2. 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
Answer: E
Both the statements are clearly backed by a common cause, which is clearly an increase in the number of thefts in the locality.
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