Statements: Majority of people residing in the locality have decided to protest against the municipality authority's decision to allow construction of a shopping mall in the locality. Many shopping malls have been opened all over the city in the recent time.

• 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.