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Directions: Below in each question are given two statements (A) and (B). 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.

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(a) if statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect
(b) if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect
(c) if both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes
(d) if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes
(e) if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common causes

01.

(A) The government has increased number of buses running between Mumbai and Surat.

(B) The government has allowed private bus owners to operate between Mumbai and Surat.

A.	if statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect	B.	if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect
C.	if both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes	D.	if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes
E.	if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common causes

Answer and Explanation

Answer: if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common causes

Explanation:
Both Statements (A) and (B) are effect of some common cause.

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02.

(A) The association of management colleges conducted a combined admission exam for all the institutes this year.

(B) As the dates for entrance exam for many management colleges clashed last year, many candidates complained that they could not appear for a number of entrance exams.

A.	if statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect	B.	if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect
C.	if both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes	D.	if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes
E.	if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common causes

Answer and Explanation

Answer: if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect

Explanation:
The association of management colleges conducted a combined admission exam for all the institutes this year because last year date of entrance exams of many management colleges clashed and many student could appear for a number of entrance exams. So, statement (B) is the cause and (A) is its effect.

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03.

(A) The departmental store owner put cameras for surveillance of the store.

(B) Many products were reported missing by the staff working in the departmental store.

A.	if statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect	B.	if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect
C.	if both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes	D.	if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes
E.	if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common causes

Answer and Explanation

Answer: if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect

Explanation:
The departmental store owner put cameras for surveillance of the store because many products were reported missing by the staff of that store. So, statement (B) is the cause and (A) is its effect.

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