University affiliation and funding decision analysis: Judge the link between Statements I and II — 'Most students oppose the college authority's plan to break away from the university and become autonomous' and 'The university says it cannot provide grants to its constituent colleges' — to decide the most appropriate cause–effect classification.
Verbal Reasoning
Cause and Effect
Difficulty: Medium
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: Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
Explanation
Given data
- II: University expresses inability to fund constituent colleges.
- I: Students oppose the college authority's decision to seek autonomy.
Concept/Approach
Funding constraints (II) plausibly trigger the authority's autonomy move; the students' opposition (I) is an effect of that move. Thus II → (authority decision) → I.
Step-by-step evaluation
1) University can't grant funds (II) ⇒ College authority considers autonomy to access resources.2) Students, reacting to that decision, oppose it (I).3) Therefore, Statement II serves as the cause that eventually leads to the effect captured in Statement I.Verification/Alternative
Direct I → II is illogical; student opinion does not cause a historical funding inability.
Common pitfalls
- Rejecting indirect causation because the intermediary (authority decision) is implicit; such bridging is standard in cause–effect items.
Final AnswerStatement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.