Logical Reasoning with a Story

Read the following story and answer the questions given below: 

Title: A Hunter and His Loyal Eagle 

Once upon a time, an eagle flew over the high mountains with its companion hunter in the woods. The hunter had been searching for food and water but found nothing. Finally, he came upon a small spring beside a vertical cliff. He was parched and famished. Taking his mug, he went to the spring and collected some water falling from the cliff.

Just as he was about to drink, his eagle swooped down and knocked the mug out of his hand. The hunter was both angry and astonished by this behaviour. He tried again to collect water, but the eagle repeated its actions. The hunter, enraged, warned the eagle that if it did so again, he would kill it.

Despite the warning, the eagle knocked the mug out of the hunter's hand once more. In a fit of rage, the hunter killed the eagle. Still fuming, he climbed the cliff to get water from the source. When he reached the top, he was shocked to find a dead snake in the water trough. He realized that the water was poisonous and understood that the eagle had been trying to save him from drinking it.

The story highlights the eagle's loyalty and selflessness, as it gave its life to protect its hunter from harm. The hunter, initially blinded by anger, eventually came to appreciate the eagle's sacrifice and understood the true nature of its actions.

Cause and Effect: 

I-The hunter became angry.

II-The eagle knocked the mug out of the hunter's hand.

A) Statement I is the cause and statement II is the effect.

B) Both statements I and II are independent causes  

C) Both statements I and II are the effects of a common cause  

D) Statement II is the cause and statement I is the effect  

The correct answer is D)

Q.2

I-The hunter killed the eagle.

II-The hunter later realized the eagle's loyalty and sacrifice.

A) Statement I is the cause and statement II is the effect.

B) Both statements I and II are independent causes  C) Both statements I and II are the effects of a common cause  

D) Statement II is the cause and statement I is the effect  

The correct answer is A)

Q.3 

I-He searched for water and food.

II-The hunter was thirsty and hungry.

A) Statement I is the cause and statement II is the effect.

B) Both statements I and II are independent causes  

C) Statement II is the cause and statement I is the effect  

D) Both statements I and II are the effects of a common cause  

The correct answer is C)

Q.4 

I-The hunter warned the eagle.

II-The eagle felled his mug of water. 

A) Statement I is the cause and statement II is the effect.

B) Statement II is the cause and statement I is the effect  

C) Both statements I and II are independent causes  

D) Both statements I and II are the effects of a common cause  

The correct answer is B)

Course and Action:

Q.5

I-The hunter saw the eagle knocking the mug out of his hand.

II-He warned the eagle not to do it again.

A) Statement I is the course and statement II is the action.

B) Statement II is the course and statement I is the action 

C) Both statements I and II are independent courses   

D) Both statements I and II are the actions of a common cause  

The correct answer is A)

Q.6

I-The eagle knocked the mug out of his hand.

II-The hunter tried to collect water from the spring.

A) Statement I is the course and statement II is the action.

B) Statement II is the course and Statement I is the action 

C) Both statements I and II are independent courses   

D) Both statements I and II are the actions of a common cause  

The correct answer is B)

Q.7

I-He found a dead snake in the water trough and realized the water was poisonous.

II-The hunter climbed the cliff to get water from the source.

A) Statement I is the course and statement II is the action.

B) Both statements I and II are independent courses   

C) Both statements I and II are the actions of a common cause  

D) Statement II is the course and statement I is the action 

The correct answer is D)

Q.8

I-He found a dead snake in the water trough.

II-The hunter reached the top of the cliff.

A) Statement II is the course and Statement I is the action 

B) Statement I is the course and statement II is the action.

C) Both statements I and II are independent courses   

D) Both statements I and II are the actions of a common cause  

The correct answer is A)

Q.9

I- If the water from the spring was not poisonous, the eagle would not have knocked the mug out of the hunter's hand.

II- If the eagle was not with the hunter, he would not be killed. 

Conclusion:

A) Only I follows

B) Only II follows

C) Both I and II follow

D) Neither I nor II follow

The correct answer is A)
(because it is clearly mentioned in the story)

Q.10

I- If the hunter had drunk the poisonous water, he would not have killed it.

II- If the hunter had understood the eagle's actions earlier, he would not have killed it.

Conclusion:

A) Only I follows

B) Only II follows

C) Both I and II follow

D) Neither I nor II follow

The answer is B)
(because it is clearly mentioned in the story)

Conclusion: 

I- The hunter's lack of understanding led to the eagle's death.

II- The eagle's anticipation led to his death.

Conclusion:

A) Only I follows

B) Only II follows

C) Both I and II follow

D) Neither I nor II follow

The answer is A)
(because that is mentioned in the story)