Cause and Effect Q7

7.	Statements:        I.            All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week.     II.            Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.
	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 independent causes E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Closing the schools for a week and the parents withdrawing their wards from the local schools are independent issues, which must have been triggered by different individual causes.