Directions: The question below is given two statements I and II. These statements may be either independent causes or maybe the effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of the statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
Statements:
I. Scientists in Country B are finding ways to create freshwater out of chemical molecules. So far their experiments have not yielded fruitful results.
II. Country C has successfully experimented with the seawater and converted it into freshwater with the help of the osmosis process. They are auctioning their technology at a very high price on the world market.
Statement I is the cause and statement II is the effect.
Statement II is the cause and statement I is the effect.
Both statements are independent causes.
Both the statements are effects of independent causes.
Both the statements are effects of some common cause.