Logical Reasoning - Cause and Effect - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Cause and Effect - Cause and Effect (Q.No. 24)
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 effect;
  • (B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
  • (C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
  • (D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
  • (E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.


24.

Statements:

  1. There is considerable reduction in the number of people affected by water-borne diseases in City A during this rainy season.
  2. The government has opened four new civil hospitals in City A in the beginning of the year.

Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
Both the statements I and II are independent causes
Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The given statements are self-sufficient and depict independent events.
Discussion:
23 comments Page 2 of 3.

Gunjan chopra said:   8 years ago
Both the statements are clearly effects and of indeoendent causes. Hence answer should be D.

Simran said:   5 years ago
Option B is right as if there is more hospitals then the number of patient will reduce.

Vivek limbalkar said:   3 years ago
Answer is Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
(3)

Komal said:   9 years ago
I think it should it should the govt is responsible can become the cause.

Ujwala said:   3 years ago
I think D is right because both are effects of independent cause.
(13)

Anonymous said:   8 years ago
I think the Answer should be D.

Ania said:   4 years ago
I agree with you @Rutvik Shah.

Deep said:   9 years ago
I thought B to be the answer.

Narendra said:   1 decade ago
I agree with Anonymous :D

Nishant said:   8 years ago
Answer must be D.


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