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Statements: All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week. Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.

Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
Both the statements I and II are independent causes
Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

Correct Answer: Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

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.

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