Statements: The Reserve Bank of India has recently put restrictions on few small banks in the country. The small banks in the private and co-operative sector in India are not in a position to withstand the competitions of the bigger banks in the public sector.

• 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.