Cause & Effect
Directions (Q. Nos. 1 to 10) Below in each question are given two statements (A) and (B). These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects o independent causes or 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.
(1) If statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
(2) If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect.
(3) If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
(4) If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
(5) If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.
1. (A) Majority of the students of the school passed in Mathematics in the annual examination.
(B) Majority of the students of the school failed in English in the annual examination.
2. (A) The municipal authority advised all the schools in the city to close down for the next two days.
(B) A huge storm is likely to hit the city during the next two days.
3. (A) The residents reported of increased criminal activities init he area to the local police station.
(B) Many criminals were arrested by searching the residence of the suspected individuals.
4. (A) Government has awarded a high-stake reward scheme for such persons as may provide any information about the suspect.
(B) Four members of a family were brutally murdered by unidentified gunmen.
5. (A) There has been a continuous increase in average temperature during winter in many parts of the country over the past few years.
(B) There has been significant changes in the wind pattern across the country over the last few years.
6. (A) The conditions of all the major roads in the city have deteriorated causing hardship to motorists.
(B) The municipal authority has sanctioned significant amount to repair all the major roads in the city.
7. (A) The BPO sector has laid off a large number of employees in the recent months.
(B) Very few project are now being outsourced to BPO sector.
8. (A) The municipal authority decided to carry out repair work of the pipeline under the main arterial road of the city.
(B) Vehicular movement has been diverted through alternate roads for a period of fifteen days.
9. (A) There is a significant drop in the number of people travelling by air during the last quarter.
(B) There is a significant drop in the number of people travelling by long-distance trains during the last quarter.
10. (A) Parents in the locality decided to stop sending their children to school by private vehicles.
(B) A major accident of a private van carrying school children’s led to deaths of a few and injuries for many children’s.
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