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Cause–Effect reasoning: Evaluate if a disease outbreak explains clinic closures by private practitioners. Statement I: Many people in the area are reported to be suffering from malaria. Statement II: Private medical practitioners in the area decided to close their clinics for a few days. 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

Correct Answer: Both are effects of independent causes

Explanation:

Analysis
Malaria is vector-borne; a rise in cases is typically due to mosquito breeding and weather factors. Clinic closures usually occur due to strikes, licensing issues, or administrative directives, not as a control for malaria.

Conclusion
The two events can occur simultaneously but are likely driven by different immediate causes.

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