Direction : Two statements I and II are given. These statement 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 : 31. I. Rural and semi-urban areas in the country have been suffering due to load shedding for quite some time. II. If the Government is not able to overcome the power crisis, load shedding will be extended even to the urban areas.

Option”C” is correct The facts given in statements are clearly the result of acute power shortage. So, both the satements I and II are independent causes.
32. I. There is sharp decline in the production of oil seeds this year. II. The Government has decided to increase the import quantum of edible oil

Option”A” is correct There is sharp decline in the production of oil seeds this year. Therefore, The Government has decided to increase the import quantum of edible oil. Statement II is effect of Statement I.
33. I. Many people in the area are reported to be suffering from Malaria. II. Private Medical Practitioner in the area have decided to close their clinics for few days.

Option”D” is correct Both the statement I and II are effects of independent causes. Because spreading malaria or to be suffering from malaria may be due to mosquitoes or dirtiness. But the decision of Private practitioners to close the clinics may be due to other cause.
34. I. The state Government has announced special tax package for the new industries to be set-up in the State. II. Last year the state Government had hiked the taxes for all industrial activities in the State.

Option”B” is correct Because due to hike of taxes last year the State Government has announced special tax package the new industries to be set-up in the State.
35. I. The vegetables price in the local market have increase manifold during the past few days. II. Incessant rains have created flood like situation in most rural parts of the State.

Option”B” is correct The transportation gets effected due to the flood created by incessant rains in the most rural parts of the State. Therefore, on account of this, it is possible to increase the vegetable prices in the local market.
36. I. The Reserve bank of India has recently put restrictions on few small banks in the country. II. The small banks in the private and co-operative sector in India are not in a position to withstand the competitions of the bigger in the public sector.

Option”B” is correct The inability of the small banks to compete with the bigger ones shall not ensure security and good services to the customers, which is an essential concomitant that has to be looked into by the Reserve Bank.
37. I. The government has recently fixed the fees for professional courses offered by the unaided institutions which are much lower than the fees charged last year. II. The parents of the aspiring students launched a severe agitation last year protesting against the high fees charged by the unaided institutions.

Option”B” is correct The parents’ protest against high fees being charged by the institutions led the government to interfere and fix the fees at a more affordable level.
38. I. All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week. II. Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.

Option”D” is correct Closing the schools for a week and the parents withdrawing their wards from the local schools are independent issues, which must have been triggered by different individual causes
39. I. India has surpassed the value of tea exports this year over all the earlier years due to an increase in demand for quality tea in the European market. II. There is an increase in demand of coffee in the domestic market during the last two years.

Option”C” is correct The two statements discuss two separate statistical and generalised results.
40. I. There is unprecedented increase in the number of young unemployed in comparison to the previous year. II. A large number of candidates submitted applications against an advertisement for the post of manager issued by a bank.

Option”A” is correct An increase in the number of unemployed youth is bound to draw in huge crowds for a single vacancy.

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