Question

Given below is a set of statements. Examine the statements and state the nature of relationship between them:
Statements:
i. The police authority has recently caught a group of house breakers.
ii. The citizens group in the locality has started night vigil in the area.

• A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
• B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
• C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
• D. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Cause and Effect Analysis 

Statement I refers to the police catching house breakers, and Statement II refers to the citizens’ action of starting a night vigil.

Both actions are likely the result of a common concern for safety or increasing crime in the locality. The rise in crime or insecurity might be the underlying cause of both actions.

Therefore, both statements are effects of the same common cause.