Logical independence evaluation: Bank employees’ strike notice vs. Central Government employees ending demonstrations — classify as cause, effect, or independent effects.
Verbal Reasoning
Cause and Effect
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AStatement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
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BStatement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
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CBoth the statements I and II are independent causes
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DBoth the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
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EBoth the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Answer
Correct Answer: Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Explanation
Given data
- I: Employees of the biggest bank announce an indefinite strike starting on the 3rd of next month.
- II: Central Government employees withdraw their week-long demonstrations.
Concept/Approach
- Different sectors, different unions, different contexts → likely separate triggers.
Step-by-Step reasoning1) Bank strike (I) is an effect of bank-sector grievances.2) Government staff ending protests (II) is an effect of separate negotiations.3) No logical or temporal necessity that one causes the other → they are effects of independent causes.
Verification/Alternative
- No evidence that (I) influenced (II) or vice versa; audiences, employers, and demands differ.
Common pitfalls
- Inferring causal links between contemporaneous labor events.
Final AnswerBoth the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.