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This section includes 36 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Logical and Verbal Reasoning knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Directions to solve:In each of the following questions, two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship. Read both the statements in each question and mark your answer as A. If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effectB. If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effectC. If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causesD. If both the statements I and II are effects of some common causeStatements : I. The prices of petrol and diesel in the domestic market have remained unchanged for the past few months.II. The crude oil prices in the international market have gone up substantially in the last few 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 effects of independent causes |
| D. | Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause |
| Answer» D. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause | |
| 2. |
Directions to solve:In each of the following questions, two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship. Read both the statements in each question and mark your answer as A. If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effectB. If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effectC. If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causesD. If both the statements I and II are effects of some common causeStatements : I. The Reserve Bank of India has recently put restrictions on few small banks in the Country.II. The small banks in the private and co-operative sector in India are not in a position to withstand the competitions of the bigger banks in the public sector. |
| 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 effects of independent causes |
| D. | Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause |
| Answer» C. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes | |
| 3. |
Cause – Cement manufacturing companies have increased the price of cement by about fifteen percent with immediate effect.Which of the following is / are possible effects(s) of the above cause?1) Govt. will direct the cement manufacturing companies to reduce the price increase to five percent.2) The prices of residential flats and commercial companies will see an upward trend.3) The construction companies may stop all ongoing construction projects with immediate effect. |
| A. | Only 2 |
| B. | Only 1 |
| C. | Only 3 |
| D. | Only 2 and 3 |
| E. | Either 2 or 3 |
| Answer» B. Only 1 | |
| 4. |
Directions: The question below is given two statements I and II. These statements may be either independent causes or maybe the effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of the statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.Statements:I. Deirdre is an environmentalist and has collected many evidences of untreated sewage water being drained into the rivers and oceans to present in her case study.II. Deirdre has been visiting schools in various cities with her acolytes and giving presentations on sustainable use of freshwater. |
| A. | Statement I is the cause and statement II is the effect. |
| B. | Statement II is the cause and statement I is the effect. |
| C. | Both statements are independent causes. |
| D. | Both the statements are effects of independent causes. |
| E. | Both the statements are effects of some common cause. |
| Answer» D. Both the statements are effects of independent causes. | |
| 5. |
It has been reported in recent years that a very large number of seats in the engineering colleges in the country remain vacant at the end of the admission session.Which of the following may be the probable cause of the above effect? |
| A. | There has been a considerable decrease in hiring of engineering graduates due to economic slowdown in the recent years. |
| B. | Students have always preferred to complete graduation in three years time instead of four years for engineering. |
| C. | The govt. has recently decided to provide post qualification, professional training to all engineering graduates at its own cost. |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Students have always preferred to complete graduation in three years time instead of four years for engineering. | |
| 6. |
Below a question is given with two statements (I) and (II). 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 statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.I. The staff of the factory called off the strike they were holding protesting against the low wages.II. The staff of the factory went on a strike, anticipating a threat to their jobs. |
| A. | Statement (I) is the cause and statement (II) is the effect. |
| B. | Statement (II) is the cause and statement (I) is the effect. |
| C. | Both the statements (I) and (II) are independent causes. |
| D. | Both the statements (I) and (II) are effects of independent causes. |
| E. | Both the statements (I) and (II) are effects of some common cause. |
| Answer» E. Both the statements (I) and (II) are effects of some common cause. | |
| 7. |
Statements:I. The life today is too fast, demanding and full of variety in all aspects which at times leads to stressful situations.II. Number of suicide cases among teenagers is on increase. |
| 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 |
| Answer» B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect | |
| 8. |
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 |
| Answer» D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes | |
| 9. |
Statements:I. The school authority has asked the X Std. students to attend special classes to be conducted on Sundays.II. The parents of the X Std. students have withdrawn their wards from attending private tuitions conducted on Sundays. |
| 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 |
| Answer» B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect | |
| 10. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes | |
| 11. |
Statements:I. The literacy rate in the district has been increasing for the last four years.II. The district administration has conducted extensive training programme for the workers involved in the literacy drive. |
| 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 |
| Answer» C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes | |
| 12. |
Statements:I. The employees of the biggest bank in the country have given an indefinite strike call starting from third of the next month.II. The employees of the Central Government have withdrawn their week long demonstrations. |
| 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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Statements:I. The university authority has instructed all the colleges under its jurisdiction to ban use of all phones inside the college premises.II. Majority of the teachers of the colleges signed a joint petition to the university complaining the disturbances caused by cell phone ring-tones inside the classrooms. |
| 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 |
| Answer» C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes | |
| 14. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Statements:I. Majority of the citizens in the locality belongs to higher income group.II. The sales in the local super market are comparatively much higher than in other localities. |
| 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 |
| Answer» B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect | |
| 16. |
Statements:I. The private medical colleges have increased the tuition fees in the current year by 200 per cent over the last year's fees to meet the expenses.II. The Government medical colleges have not increased their fees in spite of price escalation. |
| 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 |
| Answer» D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes | |
| 17. |
Statements:I. Police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the unlawful gathering of large number of people.II. The citizens' forum called a general strike in protest against the police atrocities. |
| 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 |
| Answer» C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes | |
| 18. |
Statements:I. The local co-operative credit society has decided to stop giving loans to farmers with immediate effect.II. A large number of credit society members have withdrawn major part of their deposits from the credit society. |
| 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 |
| Answer» C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes | |
| 19. |
Statements:I. Majority of the students in the college expressed their opinion against the college authority's decision to break away from the university and become autonomous.II. The university authorities have expressed their inability to provide grants to its constituent colleges. |
| 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 |
| Answer» C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes | |
| 20. |
Statements:I. The police authority has recently caught a group of house breakers.II. The citizens group in the locality have started night vigil in the area. |
| 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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Statements:I. There is unprecedented increase in the number of young unemployed in comparison to the previous year.II. A large number of candidates submitted applications against an advertisement for the post of manager issued by a bank. |
| 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 |
| Answer» B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect | |
| 22. |
Statements:I. The prices of petrol and diesel in the domestic market have remained unchanged for the past few months.II. The crude oil prices in the international market have gone up substantially in the last few 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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Statements:I. It is the aim of the city's civic authority to get the air pollution reduced by 20% in the next two months.II. The number of asthma cases in the city is constantly increasing. |
| 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 |
| Answer» C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes | |
| 25. |
Statements:I. Large number of people living in the low-lying areas has been evacuated during the last few days to safer places.II. The Government has rushed in relief supplies to the people living in the affected 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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Statements:I. There is sharp decline in the production of oil seeds this year.II. The Government has decided to increase the import quantum of edible oil. |
| 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 |
| Answer» B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect | |
| 27. |
Statements:I. The Government has imported large quantities of sugar as per trade agreement with other countries.II. The prices of sugar in the domestic market have fallen sharply in the recent 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 |
| Answer» B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect | |
| 28. |
Statements:I. All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week.II. Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local 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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Statements:I. The Reserve Bank of India has recently put restrictions on few small banks in the country.II. The small banks in the private and co-operative sector in India are not in a position to withstand the competitions of the bigger in the public sector. |
| 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 |
| Answer» C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes | |
| 30. |
Statements:I. The government has recently fixed the fees for professional courses offered by the unaided institutions which are much lower than the fees charged last year.II. The parents of the aspiring students launched a severe agitation last year protesting against the high fees charged by the unaided institutions. |
| 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 |
| Answer» C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes | |
| 31. |
Statements:I. India has surpassed the value of tea exports this year over all the earlier years due to an increase in demand for quality tea in the European market.II. There is an increase in demand of coffee in the domestic market during the last two years. |
| 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 |
| Answer» D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes | |
| 32. |
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 |
| Answer» D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes | |
| 33. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes | |
| 35. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes | |
| 36. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes | |