Home » Logical Reasoning » Cause and Effect

Fee policy comparison in medical education: Analyze Statements I and II — 'Private medical colleges increased tuition by 200% over last year to meet expenses' and 'Government medical colleges did not increase fees despite price escalation' — to determine whether these are linked or stem from independent causes.

Difficulty: Medium

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

Correct Answer: Both the statements I and II are independent causes

Explanation:

Given data

I: Private colleges increased fees sharply to cover expenses.
II: Government colleges did not raise fees even though costs rose.

Concept/Approach

The two decisions arise from different governance and pricing logics: market-cost pass-through (private) vs. policy restraint/subsidy (public). They do not cause each other nor arise from a single common driver in the same direction.

Step-by-step evaluation

1) Statement I reflects a cost-recovery choice by private institutions.2) Statement II reflects a contrary policy stance by government colleges (fee freeze despite inflation).3) Neither explains the other; they are independent institutional decisions (independent causes).

Verification/Alternative

Common-cause claim (general price escalation) cannot explain why one raised fees while the other did not; responses diverge.

More Questions from Cause and Effect

Discussion & Comments