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. The government of City A has bought 40,000 acres of land on the outskirts of the city to install a wastewater treatment plant.
II. Maruta, a resident of City A, has been working on building a water harvesting system in her house since the government of city A has mandated the construction of a rainwater harvesting system in every house.
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.