SBI Clerk Prelims practice question
Statement I: School closures due to illness rose sharply in Rampur over the past 2 days. Statement II: Sales of cough syrup and fever medicine at pharmacies in Rampur rose sharply over the past 2 days. What is the relationship between the two statements?
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Correct answer: (B) Both I and II are effects of a common cause
A seasonal flu outbreak is the common cause: it independently drives up both school closures from student illness and pharmacy sales of related medicines — I and II are both effects of that common cause. Correct answer: "Both I and II are effects of a common cause".
हिंदी में प्रश्न
कथन I: पिछले 2 दिनों में रामपुर में बीमारी के कारण स्कूल बंद होने की घटनाएं तेज़ी से बढ़ीं। कथन II: पिछले 2 दिनों में रामपुर की फार्मेसियों में खांसी की दवा और बुखार की दवा की बिक्री तेज़ी से बढ़ी। दोनों कथनों के बीच क्या संबंध है?
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सही उत्तर: (B) I और II दोनों एक ही सामान्य कारण के प्रभाव हैं
मौसमी फ्लू का प्रकोप ही सामान्य कारण है: यह विद्यार्थियों की बीमारी से स्कूल बंद होने और संबंधित दवाओं की फार्मेसी बिक्री दोनों को स्वतंत्र रूप से बढ़ाता है — I और II दोनों उसी सामान्य कारण के प्रभाव हैं। सही उत्तर: "I और II दोनों एक ही सामान्य कारण के प्रभाव हैं"।
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