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- Question
Statements:
- The government has recently fixed the fees for professional courses offered by the unaided institutions which are much lower than the fees charged last year.
- The parents of the aspiring students launched a severe agitation last year protesting against the high fees charged by the unaided institutions.
Options- 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
- Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
ExplanationThe parents' protest against high fees being charged by the institutions led the government to interfere and fix the fees at a more affordable level. - 1. Statements:
- The prices of petrol and diesel in the domestic market have remained unchanged for the past few months.
- The crude oil prices in the international market have gone up substantially in the last few months.
Options- 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 Discuss
- 2. Statements: Until our country achieves economic equality, political freedom and democracy would be meaningless.
Conclusions:
- Political freedom and democracy go hand in hand.
- Economic equality leads to real political freedom and democracy.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 3. Statements: Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.
Conclusions:
- Fashion designers do not understand the public mind very well.
- The public by and large is highly susceptible to novelty.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 4. Statements: He stressed the need to stop the present examination system and its replacement by other methods which would measure the real merit of the students.
Conclusions:
- Examinations should be abolished.
- The present examination system does not measure the real merit of the students.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 5. Statements: Domestic demand has been increasing faster than the production of indigenous crude oil.
Conclusions:
- Crude oil must be imported.
- Domestic demand should be reduced.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 6. Statements:
- The Reserve Bank of India has recently put restrictions on few small banks in the country.
- The small banks in the private and co-operative sector in India are not in a position to withstand the competitions of the bigger in the public sector.
Options- 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 Discuss
- 7. Statements:
- All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week.
- Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.
Options- 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 Discuss
- 8. Statements:
- 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.
- There is an increase in demand of coffee in the domestic market during the last two years.
Options- 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 Discuss
- 9. Statements:
- There is unprecedented increase in the number of young unemployed in comparison to the previous year.
- A large number of candidates submitted applications against an advertisement for the post of manager issued by a bank.
Options- 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 Discuss
- 10. Statements:
- The police authority has recently caught a group of house breakers.
- The citizens group in the locality have started night vigil in the area.
Options- 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 Discuss
Cause and Effect problems
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Correct Answer: Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Explanation:
The prices of petrol and diesel being stagnant in the domestic market and the increase in the same in the international market must be backed by independent causes.
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Explanation:
Nothing about the relation between political freedom and democracy is mentioned in the statement. So, I does not follow. But II directly follows from the given statement.
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Explanation:
The statement asserts that people cannot stand any particular trend for long and seek change quite often. So, only II follows.
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Explanation:
The statement stresses the need to adopt a new method of examination. So, I does not follow. However, II directly follows from the given statement.
Correct Answer: Either I or II follows
Explanation:
The statement mentions that demand for oil is increasing faster than the production. So, either the demand must be reduced or oil must be imported to cope with the increasing demand. Thus, either I or II follows.
Correct Answer: Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
Explanation:
The inability of the small banks to compete with the bigger ones shall not ensure security and good service to the customers, which is an essential concomitant that has to be looked into by the Reserve Bank. I seems to be a remedial step for the same.
Correct Answer: Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Explanation:
Closing the schools for a week and the parents withdrawing their wards from the local schools are independent issues, which must have been triggered by different individual causes.
Correct Answer: Both the statements I and II are independent causes
Explanation:
The two statements discuss two separate statistical and generalised results.
Correct Answer: Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
Explanation:
An increase in the number of unemployed youth is bound to draw in huge crowds for a single vacancy.
Correct Answer: Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Explanation:
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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