Verbal Reasoning - Cause and Effect - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Cause and Effect - Cause and Effect (Q.No. 3)
Directions to Solve

Below in each of the questions are given 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 statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Mark answer

  • (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.
  • (E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

3.

Statements:

  1. The staff of Airport Authorities called off the strike they were observing in protest against privatization.
  2. The staff of Airport Authorities went on strike anticipating a threat to their jobs.
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:
Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
Discussion:
26 comments Page 2 of 3.

Michael said:   11 months ago
The correct answer is B.
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Batman said:   1 year ago
B is the correct answer.
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HARISHANKARVEL said:   2 years ago
Yeah, it should be option B as the 2nd one will be the cause, strike which they called off due to their insecurity in jobs will be the effect.
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Tanu said:   5 years ago
I think it's B.
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Yash said:   6 years ago
Option A is correct.
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Rohan said:   9 years ago
I think it should be B.

"protest against privatization" in st1 and "a threat to their jobs" is a direct link between two statements.
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Shivani Talati said:   9 years ago
Option E could also be a possibility since the strike could be because of privatisation.
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Madhu said:   7 years ago
I think it is option B.

Neville Rodrigues said:   9 years ago
On the face of it the correct answer is B. Because it's a CAUSE & EFFECT. Unless you are on a strike you cannot call it off! Hence the obvious.

Now if you see it in another way it still is the same but it is important to mention that the reason for the strike "appears" to be mentioned in the sentence that says it's been called off.

On the whole, the question itself is misleading and there is a huge space for arguments and will never resolve!

Kenbon said:   3 years ago
I think B should be the right answer.


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