Logical Reasoning - Cause and Effect - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Cause and Effect - Cause and Effect (Q.No. 4)
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.
4.
Statements:
- All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week.
- Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Closing the schools for a week and the parents withdrawing their wards from the local schools are independent issues, which must have been triggered by different individual causes.
Discussion:
22 comments Page 3 of 3.
Harry said:
4 years ago
From my point of view, statement 1 is a cause because the school have been closed most of the time in a week and statement 2 is the effect. So the parents withdrew their children from the school.
(7)
Arshba said:
2 years ago
Schools are closed and parent's withdrawal is the thing that has to do for something is keep on but here schools are already closed. So both are independent cause & effect.
(1)
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