General Studies · Cause and Effect
Direction: In the question given below, there are 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 ch oices correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Statement I: The IUCN has identified more than 1,000 species of fungi as threatened with extinction. Statement II: Most countries are cutting trees for timber, agriculture, and infrastructure, destroying natural fungal habitats.
- 1Statement I is the cause and statement II is the effect.
- 2Both statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
- 3Statement I is the effect and statement II is the cause.✓
- 4Both statements I and II are independent causes.
Correct answer
Statement I is the effect and statement II is the cause.
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