STATEMENT: I. An interior minister has been found as the owner of assets more than the stated income. II. The prime minister has ordered all the ministers to unveil their assets.
Correct answer: B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
- 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 statements I and II are independent causes
- D. Both statements I and II are the effects of independent cause
Explanation
The best way to answer these questions is to follow the template statement 1....as a resullt,...statement 2. If this makes sense then statement 1 is the cause and 2 is the effect. However if it does not make sense we can switch them around and in that case statement 1 is the effect and statement 2 is the cause. In this case, the statement that makes sense is: The prime minister has ordered all the ministers to unveil their assets. As a result, an interior minister has been found as the owner of assets more than the stated income. This makes sense - the prime minister ordered inspection of all the minsiters and because of that one of the interior ministers was found with more money than normal. Hence statement 2 is the cause and 1 is the effect.
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