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.
I. A terrible accident could have happened in this area last night due to the carelessness of the workers.
II. The Government has become very strict with the affiliation of the new engineering colleges coming up.
1
Statement (I) is the cause and statement (II) is the effect.
2
Statement (II) is the cause and statement (I) is the effect.
3
Both the statements (I) and (II) are independent causes.
4
Both the statements (I) and (II) are effects of independent causes.