Cause–Effect reasoning: Identify the relationship between Statement I and Statement II. S1: A large number of primary schools in rural areas are run by only one teacher. S2: There has been a huge dropout from the primary schools in rural areas. Choose the correct cause–effect option.
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 statements I and II are independent causes.
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DBoth statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
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EBoth statements I and II are effects of a common cause.
Answer
Correct Answer: Statement I is the cause and Statement II is its effect.
Explanation
Given data
- S1: Many rural primary schools have only one teacher.
- S2: Rural primary schools are experiencing huge dropouts.
Concept / Approach Teacher scarcity degrades instructional quality and student support, which plausibly increases dropout rates.
Step-by-step check of options A: Staff shortage ⇒ poorer learning experience ⇒ dropouts. ✔ B: Dropouts causing one-teacher schools is unlikely. ✖ C/D/E: No indication of unrelated causes or a third common cause. ✖
Final Answer Statement I is the cause and Statement II is its effect.