Cause–Effect reasoning: Determine the best description of the relationship between the protest events. Statement I: Airport Authority staff called off the strike they had been observing against privatization. Statement II: Airport Authority staff went on strike anticipating a threat to their jobs. Choose the correct option describing the relationship.
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 are independent causes
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DBoth are effects of independent causes
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EBoth are effects of a common cause
Answer
Correct Answer: Statement II is the cause and Statement I is its effect
Explanation
Approach A strike (Statement II) logically precedes any decision to call it off (Statement I). The initiation of the strike sets the stage for a later withdrawal.
Reasoning Without the strike there would be nothing to call off. While the immediate trigger to end a strike could be negotiations or assurances, the temporal and causal chain is II → I.
Common pitfalls Treating the two as independent; they are sequential parts of the same industrial action episode.
Final Answer Statement II is the cause and Statement I is its effect