Critical and logical Reasoning Set 15 (Cause & Effect)

Directions: Below in each question are given two statements I and II. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choices correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

1. Statements:
   I. Railways has increased the number of trains between Bhopal and Chennai
   II. Railways has increased the frequency of popular trains between Bhopal and Chennai
   A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
   B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
   C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes.
   D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
   E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common causes.
   
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   Option E
   
2. Statements:
   I. The bank Association conducted a combined entrance exam for all banks this year.
   II. As the dates of exam for many banks clashed last year, many candidates complained that they could not appear for a number of exams
   A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
   B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
   C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes.
   D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
   E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common causes.
   
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   Option B
   
3. Statements:
   I. The shop owner put cameras for surveillance of the store
   II. Many items were reported missing by the staff working in the departmental store A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
   B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
   C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes.
   D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
   E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common causes.
   
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   Option B
   
4. Statements:
   I. The university Authority has instructed all the colleges under its jurisdiction to ban use of all phones inside the college premises
   II. Majority of teachers of the colleges signed a joint petition to the university complaining the disturbance caused by cell phone ringtones inside the classrooms
   A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
   B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
   C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes.
   D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
   E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common causes.
   
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   Option B
   
5. Statements:
   I. The meteorological department has issued a statement mentioning deficient rainfall during monsoon in many parts of the country.
   II. The government has lowered the revised estimate GDP growth from the level of earlier estimates
   A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
   B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
   C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes.
   D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
   E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common causes.
   
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   Option A
   
6. Statements:
   I. The government has imported large quantity of onions as per the trade agreement with other countries
   II. The price of onion in the domestic market has fallen sharply in the recent months
   A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
   B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
   C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes.
   D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
   E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common causes.
   
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   Option A
   
7. Statements:
   I. Delhi is very prone to earthquakes
   II. According to the seismologists, there is a lot of tectonic activity going on in the belt below Delhi.
   A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
   B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
   C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes.
   D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
   E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common causes.
   
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   Option B
   
8. Statements:
   I. The government has decided to make all the information related to Malegaon blasts available to the public.
   II. In the past, the public did not have access to all the information related to Malegaon blasts.
   A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
   B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
   C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes.
   D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
   E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common causes.
   
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   Option D
   
9. Statements:
   I. The Railway employees called off the strike for demanding a Diwali bonus.
   II. The Railway employees went on strike anticipating a threat to their jobs.
   A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
   B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
   C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes.
   D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
   E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common causes.
   
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   Option D
   
10. Statements:
    I. The mobile phones of company X are very costly as compared to other mobile phones of the same quality.
    II. The mobile phones of company X have not been able to penetrate much in the market.
    A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
    B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
    C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes.
    D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
    E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common causes.
    
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    Option A
    

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