DIRECTIONS: Below in each question are given two statements I and II. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes. 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.

Statements:

I. The cases of malaria are increasing in the locality.

II. The problem of stagnant water is increasing in the locality.

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  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;
  4. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes;

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Option 2 : Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
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Given:

I. The cases of malaria are increasing in the locality.

II. The problem of stagnant water is increasing in the locality.

Conclusions:

For statement I: We know that malaria cases are increasing in the locality and the causes for such increase is the stagnant water as, Malaria causing mosquitos generally breed in the stagnant water.

So statement II is the cause for which statement I is the effect.

Hence, the answer is Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.

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