The question given below has two statements I and II. These statements may be either independent causes or maybe 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 these answer choices correctly depicts the relationship between the two statements. Statements: I. This year the cut off percentage for admission to junior colleges has increased over the last year. II. This year’s performance of the students in Xth final exam was considerably higher than that of the previous year.
The question given below has two statements I and II. These statements may be either independent causes or maybe 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 these answer choices correctly depicts the relationship between the two statements. Statements: I. This year the cut off percentage for admission to junior colleges has increased over the last year. II. This year’s performance of the students in Xth final exam was considerably higher than that of the previous year. Correct Answer Statement II is the cause and I is the effect.
The second statement states that this year’s performance of the students in the Xth final exam was higher than that of the previous year, therefore, the cutoffs for this year were high as well.
This clearly states that the first statement is the effect and the second statement is the cause.