MDCAT Logical Reasoning — Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect is a core Logical Reasoning topic in the PMDC MDCAT syllabus, covering 1 subtopic. Below are the subtopics to revise, how often the topic appears in past papers, and real past-paper MCQs to try.
Subtopics (1)
- Reasoning About Events and Accidents
How Cause and Effect is tested
Across the 16 MDCAT past papers on ParhaiKrlo, Cause and Effect accounts for 6 questions. It appears in 4 of them, about 1.5 questions a paper. The heaviest was MDCAT 2025, with 3 questions.
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| MDCAT 2025 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2024 | 1 |
| MDCAT 2023 | 1 |
| MDCAT 2022 | 1 |
Cause and Effect MCQs from the MDCAT past papers
Try each one before opening the answer. Each comes with a short explanation.
- Q1 · MDCAT 2025 · Cause and Effect
A virus spreads rapidly in the town, infecting: First day: 8, Second day: 16, Third day: 32. How many people will be infected on the next day?
- A.44 people
- B.56 people
- C.64 people
- D.74 people
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Answer: C. 64 people — 64 people will be infected on the next (fourth) day, following the doubling pattern.
- Q2 · MDCAT 2024 · Cause and Effect
The government has increased the taxes on all businesses in Pakistan. II. Many small businesses will have to close their operations in Pakistan.
- A.Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
- B.Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
- C.Both the statements I and II are independent causes
- D.Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
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Answer: A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect — Statement I (tax increase) is the cause; Statement II (businesses closing) is its effect.
- Q3 · MDCAT 2023 · Cause and Effect
Read the following statements and identify the best cause and effect relation. I. State P started providing multiple rehabilitation schemes, like free education, job search help and help groups for addicts, etc. over the past year. II. Crime rates for state P have steadily decreased over the past year.
- A.II is the cause and I is its effect
- B.I is the cause and II is its effect
- C.I and II are effects of some common cause
- D.I and II are both effects of independent causes
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Answer: B. I is the cause and II is its effect — Statement I (new rehabilitation programs) is identified as the cause, and statement II (decreased crime) as its effect.