Below in each question are given two Statements A and B. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or of a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choices correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
A.1 Most of the shopkeepers in the locality closed their shops for the second continuous day.
B. Two groups of people living in the locality have been fighting with each other with bricks and stones, forcing people to stay indoors

Options

A. (a) If Statement A is the cause and Statement B is its Effect
B. (b) If Statement B is the cause and Statement A is its effect
C. (c) If both statements are effect of independent causes
D. (d) If both statements are effect of independent causes