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CAUSE AND EFFECT TEST MCQs

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Question 101. Below are given two statements A and B. 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 statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
Event (A):
The public transport company of city M has recently changed the routes of some roads to facilitate travellers.
Event (B):
The public transport company of city M has recently cancelled some routes because there were few commuters.
  1.    If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.
  2.    If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.
  3.    If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4.    If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> None of these
Answer: (e)
Question 102. Below are given two statements A and B. 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 statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
Event (A):
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has ordered all evening law colleges in the country to close down from the coming academic session.
Event (B):
The standard of education in evening law colleges was found in the state of deterioration.
  1.    If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.
  2.    If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.
  3.    If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4.    If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.
Answer: (a)
To enhance the standard of education in evening law colleges the BCI has ordered to close down these colleges from the coming academic session.
Hence (B) is the cause and (A) is its effect.
Question 103. Below are given two statements A and B. 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 statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
Event (A):
The interview panel has recommended 5 candidates for 3 vacancies which are to be filled in immediately in Company Z.
Event (B):
The 5 candidates have been asked to contact Company Z next week to know their result and accordingly to collect appointment letters.
  1.    If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.
  2.    If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.
  3.    If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4.    If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.
Answer: (b)
Question 104. Below are given two statements A and B. 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 statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
Event (A):
One MLA has been found to have assets more than his income.
Event (B):
The Chief Minister has ordered all the MLA to disclose their assets.
  1.    If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.
  2.    If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.
  3.    If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4.    If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
Answer: (d)
As the assets of one MLA were found more than his income, so the CM has ordered all the MLAs to show their assets. But both may be independent incidents.
It may be possible that it was in the election manifestos.
Question 105. Below are given two statements A and B. 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 statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
Event (A):
The government has finalised the contours of a massive debt swap operation.
Event (B):
Central government’s current year’s gross fiscal deficit touched 5.3% of GDP.
  1.    If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.
  2.    If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.
  3.    If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4.    If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> None of these
Answer: (e)The two events can’t be connected.
Question 106. Below are given two statements A and B. 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 statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
Event (A):
Growth of GDP forecasts of India have been lowered by NCAER, IMF and RBI recently.
Event (B):
In India, drought has ravaged several crops and the government finances are under stress.
  1.    If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.
  2.    If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.
  3.    If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4.    If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.
Answer: (a)The estimated loss, owing to the drought, is the immediate and principal cause behind the change in the forecast of the different bodies.
Question 107. Below are given two statements A and B. 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 statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
Event (A):
The police control room received a tip-off about a bomb in the Red Fort.
Event (B):
Laskhkar-e-Taiba militants went on a shooting spree.
  1.    If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.
  2.    If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.
  3.    If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4.    If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.
Answer: (b)When such riots take place, curfew is a direct consequence.
Question 108. Below are given two statements A and B. 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 statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
Event (A):
The Delhi high court issued show cause notices to 86 public schools in the capital.
Event (B):
The educational institutions had violated court directives of not hiking fee beyond 40 per cent.
  1.    If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.
  2.    If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.
  3.    If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4.    If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.
Answer: (a)As educational institutions had violated the court directions so Delhi high court issued show cause notices to these schools.
Question 109. Below are given two statements A and B. 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 statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
Event (A):
The state ‘A’ government has announced the commencement of the second phase of action against polluting industries.
Event (B):
The state ‘A’ government took action against 27 polluting industries falling in the Fcategory of the Master Plan in the first phase.
  1.    If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.
  2.    If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.
  3.    If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4.    If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> None of these
Answer: (e)Both events are independent of each other.
Question 110. Below are given two statements A and B. 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 statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
Event (A):
Two IPS officers have resigned in Maharashtra.
Event (B):
IPS officers are not being given proper facilities in Maharashtra.
  1.    If ‘A’ is the effect and ‘B’ is its immediate and principal cause.
  2.    If ‘A’ is the immediate and principal cause and ‘B’ is its effect.
  3.    If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  4.    If ‘B’ is an effect but ‘A’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> If ‘A’ is an effect but ‘B’ is not its immediate and principal cause.
Answer: (c)A is definitely the effect of some cause but B may not be its immediate and principal cause. Why did only two of them resign?

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