I. Heavy rain fell in the district all week. II. Several roads were flooded and closed. These statements are:

I is the cause and II is its effect

II is the cause and I is its effect

I. The company announced record profits. II. Its share price rose sharply the same day. These statements are:

I is the cause and II is its effect

II is the cause and I is its effect

I. The school declared a holiday. II. A cyclone warning was issued for the coast. These statements are:

II is the cause and I the effect

I is the cause and II the effect

I. Petrol prices rose steeply. II. Sales of electric scooters increased. These statements are:

I is the cause and II the effect

II is the cause and I the effect

I. The number of smartphone users grew rapidly. II. Digital payment transactions increased sharply. These statements are:

I is the cause and II the effect

II is the cause and I the effect

I. A factory released untreated waste into the river. II. Fish in the river died in large numbers. These statements are:

I is the cause and II the effect

II is the cause and I the effect

I. Farmers received a good monsoon this year. II. Rural consumer spending rose. These statements are:

I is the cause and II the effect

II is the cause and I the effect

Why is "correlation is not causation" important in these questions?

Because two events may both result from a third factor

Because correlation is always false

Because causes are always hidden

I. The government reduced import duty on electronics. II. Prices of imported laptops fell. These statements are:

I is the cause and II the effect

II is the cause and I the effect

Cause and Effect — 10 Aptitude Questions and Answers with Explanations

Cause and Effect — Questions and Answers

Cause and Effect questions present two related events and ask how they connect: does one cause the other, or do both stem from a common third cause? The discipline is to check the time order first — a cause must precede its effect — and then to consider whether an independent common cause explains both.

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Cause and Effect— Concepts, Formulas & Shortcuts

A cause must occur BEFORE its effect; check the sequence first.
Correlation is not causation — two events may share a common cause.
"Independent causes" means neither event caused the other and no shared cause links them.
Look for a plausible mechanism connecting cause to effect.
An announcement and the situation prompting it: the situation is the cause.
Seasonal or systemic factors often act as the hidden common cause.

Cause and Effect Practice Questions with Answers

Attempt each question first, then open the explanation. All 10 questions below are free to read and require no signup.

Q1.I. Heavy rain fell in the district all week. II. Several roads were flooded and closed. These statements are:
Easy
- AIndependent causes
- BEffects of a common cause
- CI is the cause and II is its effect
- DII is the cause and I is its effect
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Answer: C. I is the cause and II is its effect
Explanation: The rain precedes and directly produces the flooding, so I causes II.
Cause and Effect question 1 of 10
Q2.I. The company announced record profits. II. Its share price rose sharply the same day. These statements are:
Easy
- AIndependent events
- BI is the cause and II is its effect
- CII is the cause and I is its effect
- DEffects of a common cause
+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. I is the cause and II is its effect
Explanation: The profit announcement drove investor demand, raising the share price.
Cause and Effect question 2 of 10
Q3.I. Ice-cream sales rose in June. II. Cases of sunstroke rose in June. These statements are:
Moderate
- AI causes II
- BII causes I
- CEffects of a common cause
- DUnrelated
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Answer: C. Effects of a common cause
Explanation: Both are driven by the summer heat; neither causes the other.
Cause and Effect question 3 of 10
Q4.I. The school declared a holiday. II. A cyclone warning was issued for the coast. These statements are:
Moderate
- AI is the cause and II the effect
- BII is the cause and I the effect
- CIndependent events
- DEffects of a common cause
+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. II is the cause and I the effect
Explanation: The warning came first and prompted the holiday, so II causes I.
Cause and Effect question 4 of 10
Q5.I. Petrol prices rose steeply. II. Sales of electric scooters increased. These statements are:
Moderate
- AI is the cause and II the effect
- BII is the cause and I the effect
- CIndependent events
- DUnrelated
+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: A. I is the cause and II the effect
Explanation: Higher running costs for petrol vehicles push buyers towards electric alternatives.
Cause and Effect question 5 of 10
Q6.I. The number of smartphone users grew rapidly. II. Digital payment transactions increased sharply. These statements are:
Moderate
- AUnrelated
- BI is the cause and II the effect
- CII is the cause and I the effect
- DIndependent causes
+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. I is the cause and II the effect
Explanation: Smartphone adoption enables digital payments, so growth in the first drives the second.
Cause and Effect question 6 of 10
Q7.I. A factory released untreated waste into the river. II. Fish in the river died in large numbers. These statements are:
Easy
- AIndependent events
- BEffects of a common cause
- CI is the cause and II the effect
- DII is the cause and I the effect
+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: C. I is the cause and II the effect
Explanation: The pollution precedes and plausibly explains the fish deaths.
Cause and Effect question 7 of 10
Q8.I. Farmers received a good monsoon this year. II. Rural consumer spending rose. These statements are:
Moderate
- AUnrelated
- BI is the cause and II the effect
- CII is the cause and I the effect
- DIndependent causes
+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. I is the cause and II the effect
Explanation: A good monsoon raises farm incomes, which lifts rural spending.
Cause and Effect question 8 of 10
Q9.Why is "correlation is not causation" important in these questions?
Easy
- ABecause correlation is always false
- BBecause two events may both result from a third factor
- CBecause causes are always hidden
- DBecause effects come first
+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Because two events may both result from a third factor
Explanation: Events can move together because a common cause drives both, without either causing the other.
Cause and Effect question 9 of 10
Q10.I. The government reduced import duty on electronics. II. Prices of imported laptops fell. These statements are:
Easy
- AIndependent events
- BI is the cause and II the effect
- CII is the cause and I the effect
- DEffects of a common cause
+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. I is the cause and II the effect
Explanation: Lower duty reduces landed cost, so the policy change causes the price fall.
Cause and Effect question 10 of 10

Cause and Effect — Frequently Asked Questions

How do I tell a common cause from a direct cause?+

Ask whether removing the first event would prevent the second. If both would still occur because a third factor drives them, it is a common cause — as when heavy rain causes both crop damage and road closures.

Does the order of the statements matter?+

Yes. The event that happened earlier is the candidate cause. If the stated effect precedes the stated cause in time, the causal claim fails immediately.

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