Below each question are given 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) In the event, the task of infusing substance into the June 2016 vote has led hard-line eurosceptics to purge moderate MPs, sympathetic to a softer exit.
(II) The rightward shift has enabled the current leadership to position the Conservatives as the predominant force for Brexit, as opposed to Nigel Farage's Brexit Party.
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 the statements I and II are independent causes
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Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes