Question 41
Two statements are provided in the question. Read the statements carefully and determine if the two statements are independent causes, effects of independent causes or a common cause.
Statement A: Many students performed poorly in the final exams despite preparing hard.
Statement B: There was a sudden increase in the difficulty level of the exams this year.
Solution
Statement A: Many students performed poorly in the final exams despite preparing hard.
Statement B: There was a sudden increase in the difficulty level of the exams this year.
Statement B is cause and Statement A is effect. The sudden increase in the difficulty level of the exams led to the poor performance of many students.
