I. Activists gathered at the Gandhi Chowk, despite prohibitory orders, to protest police high handedness. II. The police used force to disperse the activists protesting against the building of a huge dam on the river.

• If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
• If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
• If both the statements I and II are independent causes.
• If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.