Topic 11 – Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect reasoning questions are designed to check the ability of people to read
different sentences and identify whether one sentence is a cause giving effect to the other
sentence. These are called Reason (Cause) and Response (Effect) sentences.
Students are required to read the sentences, identify the sentence representing the cause
and the effect and accordingly choose the correct option as directed in the question.
For example –
Statement
I. Everybody should work hard.
II. The only way to achieve success is to work hard.
A – Statement I is the cause / reason and statement II is the effect / response.
B – Statement II is the cause / reason and statement I is the effect / response.
C – Both the statements I and II are independent causes / reasons.
D – Both the statements I and II are the effects / responses of not depended causes /
reasons.
E – Both the statements I and II are the effects/response of some common cause / reason.
TRICK??!
( Insert BECAUSE in the sentence I & II and check its correct or not )
Practice Questions
1. Statement 1 – India has a very diverse range of flora and fauna.
Statement II – India lied in the tropical reason which is apt for the growth of flora and
fauna
A – Statement I is the cause / reason and statement II is the effect / response.
B – Statement II is the cause / reason and statement I is the effect / response.
C – Both the statements I and II are independent causes / reasons.
D – Both the statements I and II are the effects / responses of not depended causes /
reasons.
E – Both the statements I and II are the effects/response of some common cause /
reason.
2. Statement 1 – many people have been reported to be suffering from a new form of
pneumonia in the city.
Statement II – The city has seen a rise in the number of patients suffering from
breathlessness and are being treated in the different hospitals.
A – Statement I is the cause / reason and statement II is the effect / response.
B – Statement II is the cause / reason and statement I is the effect / response.
C – Both the statements I and II are independent causes / reasons.
D – Both the statements I and II are the effects / responses of not depended causes /
reasons.
E – Both the statements I and II are the effects/response of some common cause /
reason.
3. Statement 1 – Increase in rainfall and rising flood situations are regular phenomenon for
a past few years.
Statement II – People avoid going out in heavy rains.
A – Statement I is the cause / reason and statement II is the effect / response.
B – Statement II is the cause / reason and statement I is the effect / response.
C – Both the statements I and II are independent causes / reasons.
D – Both the statements I and II are the effects / responses of not depended causes /
reasons.
E – Both the statements I and II are the effects/response of some common cause /
reason.
4. Statement 1 – The country has been under a lockdown for the past 2 months.
Statement II – People have used up all their savings to sustain themselves.
A – Statement I is the cause / reason and statement II is the effect / response.
B – Statement II is the cause / reason and statement I is the effect / response.
C – Both the statements I and II are independent causes / reasons.
D – Both the statements I and II are the effects / responses of not depended causes /
reasons.
E – Both the statements I and II are the effects/response of some common cause /
reason.
5. Statement 1 – A truck collided with a train on the railway crossing last night.
Statement II – All the trains have been diverted to another route.
A – Statement I is the cause / reason and statement II is the effect / response.
B – Statement II is the cause / reason and statement I is the effect / response.
C – Both the statements I and II are independent causes / reasons.
D – Both the statements I and II are the effects / responses of not depended causes /
reasons.
E – Both the statements I and II are the effects/response of some common cause /
reason.
6. Statement 1 – India has seen a number of emerging industries in the past few years.
Statement II – The rate of unemployment in India has gone down tremendously.
A – Statement I is the cause / reason and statement II is the effect / response.
B – Statement II is the cause / reason and statement I is the effect / response.
C – Both the statements I and II are independent causes / reasons.
D – Both the statements I and II are the effects / responses of not depended causes /reasons.
E – Both the statements I and II are the effects/response of some common cause /reason.
7. Statement 1 – There was a huge rush of devotees at the temple on last Sunday i.e, 15th
May.
Statement II – The temple authorities have announced the closure of temple from 16th
May for repair.
A – Statement I is the cause / reason and statement II is the effect / response.
B – Statement II is the cause / reason and statement I is the effect / response.
C – Both the statements I and II are independent causes / reasons.
D – Both the statements I and II are the effects / responses of not depended causes /
reasons.
E – Both the statements I and II are the effects/response of some common cause /
reason.
8. Statement 1 – The performance of the ballet troop was beautiful.
Statement II – A lot of senior dancers left the troop after the performance.
A – Statement I is the cause / reason and statement II is the effect / response.
B – Statement II is the cause / reason and statement I is the effect / response.
C – Both the statements I and II are independent causes / reasons.
D – Both the statements I and II are the effects / responses of not depended causes /
reasons.
E – Both the statements I and II are the effects/response of some common cause /
reason.
9. Statement 1 – The local traders’ association urged all its members to close down their
shops for a day to protest against the government’s new tax policy.
Statement II – Many shopkeepers decided to close down their shops for the day and
gave a day off to their employees.
A – Statement I is the cause / reason and statement II is the effect / response.
B – Statement II is the cause / reason and statement I is the effect / response.
C – Both the statements I and II are independent causes / reasons.
D – Both the statements I and II are the effects / responses of not depended causes /
reasons.
E – Both the statements I and II are the effects/response of some common cause /
reason.
10. Statement 1 – There has been a curfew in the city for the past few days.
Statement II – The doctors have advised her to have an apple a day.
A – Statement I is the cause / reason and statement II is the effect / response.
B – Statement II is the cause / reason and statement I is the effect / response.
C – Both the statements I and II are independent causes / reasons.
D – Both the statements I and II are the effects / responses of not depended causes /
reasons.
E – Both the statements I and II are the effects/response of some common cause /
reason.
GOOD LUCK
TEAM CS ASPIRANT
ANSWER
1 B
2 A
3 D
4 A
5 A
6 A
7 B
8 D
9 B
10 D
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