Cause And Effect - Verbal Reasoning Questions and Answers with solutions or explanation for interview, entrance tests and competitive exams. Practice online quiz, fully solved examples with detailed answers.
1. Event (A): Mr. X was killed in the floods.
Event (B): It was raining heavily.
- A. If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principle cause.
- B. If 'B' is the effect and 'A' is its immediate and principle cause.
- C. If 'A' is the effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principle cause.
- D. If 'B' is the effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principle cause.
- E. None of these.
Answer: Option E
Explanation:
The given events are not related events as the place where Mr.X was killed and the place where it was raining heavily may or may not be the same.
2. Event (A): India's national game, Hockey, is now India's shame.
Event (B): India's national hockey team finished 11th among the 12 countries that played in the recent hockey world cup.
- A. If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principle cause.
- B. If 'B' is the effect and 'A' is its immediate and principle cause.
- C. If 'A' is the effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principle cause.
- D. If 'B' is the effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principle cause.
- E. None of these.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Event (A) and (B) are related events and chronologically (B) occurs before (A). Only because of finishing 11th among 12 countries in the Hockey World cup, Hockey has become India's shame.
It is the immediate and principle cause.
3. Event (A): Company X is opening an office in city Y for marketing the company's products.
Event (B): Company X has chalked out an expansion plan, involving raising production capacity at its existing plants.
- A. If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principle cause.
- B. If 'B' is the effect and 'A' is its immediate and principle cause.
- C. If 'A' is the effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principle cause.
- D. If 'B' is the effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principle cause.
- E. None of these.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Events (A) and (B) are related events and chronologically (B) occurs before (A) and because of as they are planning to increase capacity, they have to make a plan to sell their products also so they open new offices for marketing those products. But opening an office in a particular city, requires other events such as market survey etc.
It is not the immediate and principle cause.
4. Event (A): Senior students ragged junior students.
Event (B): Senior students were suspended.
- A. If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principle cause.
- B. If 'B' is the effect and 'A' is its immediate and principle cause.
- C. If 'A' is the effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principle cause.
- D. If 'B' is the effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principle cause.
- E. None of these.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Event (A) and (B) are related. Chronologically (A) occurs before (B). Ragging of junior students is the immediate and principle cause for the suspension of the senior students.
5. Event (A): Indian cricket team won the match.
Event (B): The bowlers of the Indian cricket team performed excellently.
- A. If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principle cause.
- B. If 'B' is the effect and 'A' is its immediate and principle cause.
- C. If 'A' is the effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principle cause.
- D. If 'B' is the effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principle cause.
- E. None of these.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Here both the events are related events and chronologically (B) occurs before (A). But the excellent performance of the bowler is not the immediate and principle cause for the Indian victory. There may be other players (Batsman and fielders) who also need to play well for the Indian victory.
