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.
Mark answer a: if statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
Mark answer b: if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect.
Mark answer c: if both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
Mark answer d: if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
Mark answer e: if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.
(A) A substantial increase in the unhealthy competition has been observed among the students.
(B) A rise of 23% is reported every year in the cases of suicides after declaration of grade 10th and 12th examination results.
(A) The glaciers at the poles of the earth are melting at a fast rate.
(B) In recent times there has been a substantial increase in the incidents of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
(A) Most of the shopkeepers in the locality closed their shops for the second continuous day.
(B) Two groups of people living in the locality have been fighting with each other with bricks and stones forcing people to stay indoors.
(A) The Government has decided to increase the prices of LPG gas cylinders with immediate effect.
(B) The Government has decided to increase the prices of kerosene with immediate effect.
(A) The country X has banned the import of fruit.
(B) The intake of that fruit causes disease.
In each question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statements.
Statements :
No star is a cone.
Some cones are triangles.
All kites and stars.
Conclusions :
I. All stars are kites.
II. At least some triangles and stars.
Statements
All drums are banjos.
Some drums are guitars.
No banjo is a flute.
Conclusions :
I. Some guitars are flutes.
II. No guitar is flute.
Statements :
Some pins are needles.
All needles ae swords.
Some swords are knives.
Conclusions :
I. All swords being pins is a possibility.
II. No neele being knife is a possibility.
Statements :
Some schemes are offers. Some offers are discounts. No discount is a loan.
Conclusions :
I. Those offers which are discounts can never be loans.
II. Some loans are definitely schemes.
Statements :
No car is hotel.
All lodges are hotels.
No lodge is house.
Conclusions :
I. Some houses are not lodges.
II. No lodge is car.