Statements: The government has recently fixed the fees for professional courses offered by the unaided institutions which are much lower than the fees charged last year. The parents of the aspiring students launched a severe agitation last year protesting against the high fees charged by the unaided institutions.

• 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