Cause–Effect reasoning: Connect extreme weather in supply regions to retail vegetable price spikes. Statement I: Vegetable prices in the local market have increased manifold in the past few days. Statement II: Incessant rains have created flood-like conditions in most rural parts of the State. Choose the correct option describing the relationship.

Difficulty: Easy

• Statement I is the cause and Statement II is its effect
• Statement II is the cause and Statement I is its effect
• Both are independent causes
• Both are effects of independent causes
• Both are effects of a common cause