Q: Statements:
I. The government has decided to make all the information related to primary education
available to the general public.
II. In the past, the general public did not have access to all these information related to
primary education.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Solution: The government must have seen the unawareness of the people as a strong factor in the
primary education programme being not successful. The step indicated in I must, thus, have been sought for as a remedy for the same.
Q: Statements:
I. The farmers have decided against selling their kharif crops to the Government
agencies.
II. The Government has reduced the procurement price of kharif crops starting from last
month to the next six months.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Solution: The reduction in procurement price of crops must have instigated the farmers not to sell their
produce to Government agencies
Q: Statements:
I. The performance of most of the students in final exam of class X in the schools run by
the Government was excellent.
II. Many teachers of the Government schools left the school and joined private schools.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Solution: The students of government schools performing well in the examinations and the teachers of
government schools leaving their jobs to join private schools are two separate situations that
must have been triggered by independent causes.
Q: Statements:
I. There is considerable reduction in the number of people affected by water-borne
diseases in City A during this rainy season.
II. The government has opened four new civil hospitals in City A in the beginning of the
year.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Solution: The given statements are self-sufficient and depict independent events
Q: Statements:
I. The prices of vegetables have been increased considerably during this summer.
II. There is tremendous increase in the temperature during this summer thereby
damaging crops greatly.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Solution: Clearly, damage to crops due to high temperature may have resulted in a short supply of
vegetables and hence an increase in their prices
Q: Statements:
I. There has been a high increase in the incidents of atrocities against women in the city
during the past few months.
II. The police authority has been unable to nab the culprits who are committing crime
against women
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Solution: An increase in the cases of atrocities on women and the police being unable to nab the culprits
involved in the same are independent happenings in themselves
Q: Statements:
I. Rural and semi-urban areas in the country have been suffering due to load shedding
for quite some time.
II. If the Government is not able to overcome the power crisis, load shedding will be
extended even to the urban areas.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Solution: The facts given in both the statements are clearly the result of acute power shortage.
Q: Statements:
I. Most of the steel producing companies in the country have made considerable profit
during the last financial year.
II. Many Asian countries have been importing huge quantities of steel from India.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Solution: The increase in demand of steel from other countries is bound to enhance business and hence
profitability of steel companies in India.
Q: Statements:
I. There is increase in water level of all the water tanks supplying drinking water to the
city during the last fortnight.
II. Most of the trains were cancelled last week due to water-logging on the tracks.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Solution: The problems discussed in both the statements are clearly the result of heavy downpour in the
area.