I. The prices of food grains and other essential commodities in the open market have risen sharply during the past three months.
II. The political party in opposition has given a call for general strike to protest against the government's economic policy.

Options

A. Mark answer(a):if statement Iis the cause and statement II is its effect.
B. Mark answer (b): if statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
C. Mark answer (c): if both the statements I and II are independent causes.
D. Mark answer (e) : if both the statements are effects of some common cause.

Explanation

Common cause : The economic policy of the government.
The real concern of theoppositionisthe government.s economic policy. Also, a faulty economic policy results in sharp increase in prices of commodities. Therefore, both statements I and II are effects of a common cause.