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.  

Statements:

I. The number of suicide cases of engineering students has increased over the last few years.

II. Engineering students feel a lot of pressure due to exams, deadlines, and assignments