Three statements are given numbered as I, ।I and III. Considering all the things given in the statements to be true, determine the cause and effect relationship between these statements and decide which statement(s) is/are the cause and which statement(s) is/are the effect. Statement: I. Job stress should top the list of stressors compared to other factors such as family responsibilities and personal health concerns. II. Excessive amount of work and unrealistic deadlines make people more anxious and stressed. III. Companies are providing fair salary as per the work profile.
Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
Analyzing Cause and Effect in Job Stress Statements
The question asks us to determine the cause and effect relationship among three statements regarding job stress and related factors. We need to read each statement carefully and think about how they might logically connect.
- Statement I: This statement says that job stress should be considered a very important stressor compared to other things that cause stress, like family or health issues. It highlights the significance of job stress.
- Statement II: This statement explains that having too much work and strict deadlines makes people feel worried and stressed. It points to specific work conditions as reasons for stress.
- Statement III: This statement mentions that companies pay a fair salary for the work done. This is about compensation and seems positive in terms of reducing potential salary-related stress.
Identifying the Relationship
Let's look for a cause-and-effect link:
- Statement II describes specific work-related issues (excessive work, unrealistic deadlines) that are known to cause stress and anxiety. These are potential causes of job stress.
- Statement I talks about job stress being a major stressor. If the causes mentioned in Statement II are common or severe, they would naturally lead to job stress being a significant problem, perhaps even topping the list of stressors. So, the conditions described in Statement II could lead to the situation described in Statement I.
- Statement III discusses fair salary. While salary relates to work, providing a fair salary (as stated) is less likely to be a cause of the stress from excessive work or deadlines described in Statement II. It also doesn't seem to be a direct effect of job stress being a top stressor (Statement I). Therefore, Statement III appears less connected to a direct cause-effect relationship with Statements I and II in this context.
Determining Cause and Effect
Considering the logical flow, the specific workplace conditions mentioned in Statement II are causes that can lead to job stress. The observation in Statement I about job stress being a top stressor can be seen as an overall effect or consequence of these underlying causes being widespread or impactful.
Therefore, Statement II describes factors that cause job stress, and Statement I describes the resulting importance of job stress as a stressor.
Based on this analysis, Statement II is the cause and Statement I is its effect.
Important Questions from Cause and Effect
Two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be a cause-and-effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship. Read both the statements and decide which of the following options correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
Statements:
I. The Government has said that the elderly are not required to produce a doctor’s certificate for the third Covid-19 vaccination dose.
II. In view of the raise in Omicron cases, people should avoid unnecessary travel and gatherings, advises the Central Government.
Temperatures have risen nearly five times as rapidly on the Western Antarctic Peninsula than the global average over the past five decades. Researchers have now found that melting glaciers are causing a loss of species diversity among benthos in the coastal waters off the Antarctic Peninsula, Impacting an entire seafloor ecosystem. They Believe increased levels of suspended sediment in water to be the cause of the dwindling biodiversity in the coastal region.
On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been Made :
1. Regions of glaciers warm faster than other regions due to global warming.
2. Global warming can lead to seafloor sedimentation in some areas.
3. Melting glaciers can reduce marine biodiversity in some areas.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
A research team examined a long-term owl roost. Owls prey on small mammals and the excreted remains of those meals that accumulated over the time, provide us an insight into the composition and structure of small mammals over the past 'millennia. The research suggested that when the Earth went through a period of rapid warming about 13,000 years ago, the small mammal community was stable and resilient. But, from the last quarter of the nineteenth century, human-made changes to the environment had caused an enormous drop in biomass and energy flow. This dramatic decline in energy flow means modern ecosystems are not adapting as easily as they did in the past.
On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. Global warming is a frequently occurring natural phenomenon.
2. The impending global warming will not adversely affect small mammals.
3. Humans are responsible for the loss of the Earth's natural resilience.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?
Food varieties extinction is happening all over the world --- and it is happening fast. For example, of the 7,000 apple varieties that were grown during the nineteenth century, fewer than o hundred remain. In the Philippines, thousands of varieties of rice once thrived; now only up to a hundred are grown there. In China, 90 percent of the wheat varieties cultivated just a century ago have disappeared. Farmers in the past painstakingly bred and developed crops well suited to the peculiarities of their local climate and environment. In the recent past, our heavy dependence on a few high yielding varieties and technology-driven production and distribution of food is causing the dwindling of diversity in food crops. If some mutating crop disease or future climate change decimates the few crop plants we have come to depend on to feed our growing population, we might desperately need some of those varieties we have let go extinct.
On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. Humans have been the main reason for the large scale extinction of plant species.
2. Consumption of food mainly from locally cultivated crops ensures crop diversity.
3. The present style of production and distribution of food will finally lead to the problem of food scarcity in the near future.
4. Our food security may depend on our ability to preserve the locally cultivated varieties of crops.
Which of the above assumptions are valid ?
In this question, two statements I and II have been given. These statements may be independent causes or effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of the statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both statements and select the correct answer.
I. Since the past three years, State M has reported a sharp and substantial decline in the state’s agricultural produce.
II. In the last five years, there has been an increase in the overall average Rainfall by 6% in State M bringing respite to the farmers.
