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 has applied for a loan of 800 Crores from the World bank. It has proposed a plan of creating metro rail corridors in city A to deal with the problems of road transport and is lacking enough funds to start the project.
II. City A is undergoing major road-building projects since last year. The construction work has been causing traffic jams and has become an inconvenience for the ever-busy residents of the city. The residents may have to bear with this for a couple of years more.
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.