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Cause–Effect reasoning: Identify the relationship between Statement I and Statement II. S1: Police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse an unlawful gathering of a large number of people. S2: The citizens' forum called a general strike in protest against police atrocities. Choose the correct cause–effect option.

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 statements I and II are independent causes.
Both statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
Both statements I and II are effects of a common cause.

Correct Answer: Statement I is the cause and Statement II is its effect.

Explanation:

Given data

S1: Police used lathi-charge to disperse an unlawful gathering.
S2: A citizens' forum called a general strike protesting police atrocities.

Concept / Approach
A protest strike is a direct reaction to the alleged police excesses; hence S1 triggers S2.

Step-by-step check of options
A: Police action ⇒ protest strike. ✔ B: The later strike cannot cause the earlier police action. ✖ C/D/E: No evidence of unrelated causation or third common factor. ✖

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