Directions: Below a question is given with two statements (I) and (II). These statements may be either independent causes or may be 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 the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
I) The price of cotton had fallen sharply in the recent months.
II) The government has imported large quantities of cotton as per trade agreement with other countries.
1
Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
2
Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
3
Both statement I and II are independent causes.
4
Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
5
Both the satement I and II are effects of some common causes.