Cause and Effect Questions

• Cause–Effect reasoning: Identify the relationship between Statement I and Statement II. S1: Farmers have decided against selling their Kharif crops to Government agencies. S2: The Government has reduced the procurement price of Kharif crops from last month for the next six months. Choose the correct cause–effect option.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Identify the relationship between Statement I and Statement II. S1: Many people visited the religious place during the weekend. S2: Few people visited the religious place during the weekdays. Choose the correct cause–effect option.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Identify the relationship between Statement I and Statement II. S1: All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most of the week. S2: Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools. Choose the correct cause–effect option.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Identify the most plausible causal link between the two statements. Statement I: The literacy rate in the district has been increasing for the last four years. Statement II: The district administration conducted extensive training programs for workers engaged in the literacy drive. Choose the correct option describing the relationship.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Decide whether the tax policy change explains the subsequent price revision. Statement I: Car manufacturers recently increased prices of mid-sized cars. Statement II: The Government recently increased the duty on mid-sized cars. Choose the correct option describing the relationship.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Connect policy scheduling to previously delayed results. Statement I: University officers decided to conduct the last examination every year in March/April to announce results on time. Statement II: Earlier, results were declared late due to a shortage of examiners. Choose the correct option describing the relationship.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Relate a current incentive announcement to last year's broad tax hike. Statement I: The State Government announced a special tax package for new industries to be set up in the State. Statement II: Last year the State Government hiked taxes for all industrial activities in the State. Choose the correct option describing the relationship.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Assess whether policy liberalization explains a national carrier's capacity increase. Statement I: The Government allowed private Indian airlines to operate to overseas destinations. Statement II: The national carrier increased its flights to overseas destinations. Choose the correct option describing the relationship.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Link import surge to domestic price movement in a commodity market. Statement I: The Government imported large quantities of sugar under trade agreements with other countries. Statement II: Sugar prices in the domestic market fell sharply in recent months. Choose the correct option describing the relationship.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Evaluate if a disease outbreak explains clinic closures by private practitioners. Statement I: Many people in the area are reported to be suffering from malaria. Statement II: Private medical practitioners in the area decided to close their clinics for a few days. Choose the correct option describing the relationship.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Use the ongoing power shortage to infer a conditional extension of load-shedding. Statement I: Rural and semi-urban areas have been facing load-shedding for a considerable period. Statement II: If the Government fails to overcome the power crisis, load-shedding will be extended to urban areas as well. Choose the correct option describing the relationship.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Judge whether the two policy and production moves are causally linked. Statement I: The Government increased petrol and diesel rates by 10 percent with immediate effect. Statement II: Oil-producing countries decided to increase crude oil production by 10 percent from the last quarter. Choose the correct option describing the relationship.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Connect extreme weather in supply regions to retail vegetable price spikes. Statement I: Vegetable prices in the local market have increased manifold in the past few days. Statement II: Incessant rains have created flood-like conditions in most rural parts of the State. Choose the correct option describing the relationship.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Identify the relationship between Statement I and Statement II. S1: Police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse an unruly mob gathered at the civic headquarters. S2: The civic administration recently hiked the residential property tax by about 30%. Choose the correct cause–effect option.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Identify the relationship between Statement I and Statement II. S1: The government decided to give tax benefits for small savings (on investments and accruals) while taxing all withdrawals. S2: People have been investing more in small savings than in the equity market to avail maximum tax benefits. Choose the correct cause–effect option.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Identify the relationship between Statement I and Statement II. S1: There was a huge rush of people to the temple on Sunday, the 15th of the month. S2: The temple authority had decided to close the temple for repairs from the 17th of the month. Choose the correct cause–effect option.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Identify the relationship between Statement I and Statement II. S1: A large number of people living in low-lying areas have been evacuated to safer places in the last few days. S2: The Government has rushed relief supplies to people living in the affected areas. Choose the correct cause–effect option.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Identify the relationship between Statement I and Statement II. S1: The Reserve Bank of India has recently imposed restrictions on a few small banks. S2: Small private and co-operative banks are not in a position to withstand competition from bigger public sector banks. Choose the correct cause–effect option.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Identify the relationship between Statement I and Statement II. S1: Domestic prices of petrol and diesel have remained unchanged for the past few months. S2: International crude oil prices have risen substantially in the last few months. Choose the correct cause–effect option.
• Cause–Effect reasoning: Identify the relationship between Statement I and Statement II. S1: Indian athletes' performance in the recently held Olympics did not reach the level of national expectations. S2: Indian athletes' performance in the last Asian Games was far better than in any previous Asian Games. Choose the correct cause–effect option.