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Cause and effect questions examine whether one event produces another, whether both arise from a common factor, or whether their connection is only coincidental. They involve identifying preceding and resulting events, separating correlation from causation, and judging whether the stated evidence supports a direct, possible or unlikely relationship.

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  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are effects of a common cause
  • D. Both are unrelated

Explanation: Statement II states that heavy rainfall flooded the stadium, which logically leads to the action described in Statement I: rescheduling…

Correct answer: II is the cause and I is its effect
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are effects of a common cause
  • D. Both are unrelated

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B: 'II is the cause and I is its effect'. An increase in global oil production (Statement II) typically…

Correct answer: II is the cause and I is its effect
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are effects of a common cause
  • D. Both are independent

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B: 'II is the cause and I is its effect'. The faculty's groundbreaking research in climate science is a…

Correct answer: II is the cause and I is its effect
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are effects of a common cause
  • D. Both are unrelated

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B. Statement II explains the reason for the event in Statement I: maintenance and safety checks necessitate…

Correct answer: II is the cause and I is its effect
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are effects of a common cause
  • D. Both are unrelated

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B: II is the cause and I is its effect. The student's hospitalization for over a month can logically lead to…

Correct answer: II is the cause and I is its effect
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are effects of a common cause
  • D. Both are unrelated

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B: 'II is the cause and I is its effect'. The logical reasoning is that the factories releasing untreated…

Correct answer: II is the cause and I is its effect
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are unrelated
  • D. Both are effects of a common cause

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B. Statement II, where health experts caution against large public gatherings, leads directly to Statement I…

Correct answer: II is the cause and I is its effect
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are effects of a common cause
  • D. Both are unrelated

Explanation: The correct answer is that both statements are effects of a common cause.

Correct answer: Both are effects of a common cause
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are effects of a common cause
  • D. Both are unrelated

Explanation: Statement II is the cause and Statement I is its effect. The government's decision to ban plastic bags (Statement II) prompted people to…

Correct answer: II is the cause and I is its effect
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are effects of a common cause
  • D. Both are unrelated

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B. Statement II is likely the cause because the announcement of a festive sale typically leads to price…

Correct answer: II is the cause and I is its effect
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are effects of a common cause
  • D. Both are unrelated

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B. Statement II, about the creation of a working model of a low-cost water filter, is the cause, and…

Correct answer: II is the cause and I is its effect
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are unrelated
  • D. Both are effects of a common cause

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B. The failure of the speaker to arrive due to flight delays (Statement II) logically leads to the…

Correct answer: II is the cause and 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 are effects of a common cause.
  • D. Both are unrelated.

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B: Statement II is the cause and Statement I is its effect.

Correct answer: Statement II is the cause and Statement I is its effect.
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are effects of a common cause
  • D. Both are unrelated

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B, 'II is the cause and I is its effect'. The failure of a routine safety inspection (Statement II) logically…

Correct answer: II is the cause and I is its effect
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are effects of a common cause
  • D. Both are unrelated

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B: 'II is the cause and I is its effect.' The delay in salary payments (Statement II) likely prompted the…

Correct answer: II is the cause and I is its effect
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are effects of a common cause
  • D. Both are unrelated

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B: 'II is the cause and I is its effect'. The school team's victory in the interschool tournament (Statement…

Correct answer: II is the cause and I is its effect
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are effects of a common cause
  • D. Both are unrelated

Explanation: Statement II is the cause of statement I. The heavy rainfall caused several houses to be washed away, which resulted in the flood relief…

Correct answer: II is the cause and I is its effect
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are effects of a common cause
  • D. Both are unrelated

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B. Statement II, 'He had not played any international match in the last 3 years,' is the cause of Statement…

Correct answer: II is the cause and 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 are effects of a common cause.
  • D. Both are unrelated.

Explanation: The correct answer is Option A: Statement I is the cause and Statement II is its effect.

Correct answer: Statement I is the cause and Statement II is its effect.
  • A. I is the cause and II is its effect
  • B. II is the cause and I is its effect
  • C. Both are effects of a common cause
  • D. Both are unrelated

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B: II is the cause and I is its effect. The severe cyclone warning (Statement II) is likely to prompt…

Correct answer: II is the cause and I is its effect