Statement I:. Because of very difficult questions in one of the sections, a sizeable number of students claimed to have failed to clear the cut off of Civil Services Prelim Exams.

Statement II: Government allowed all the stubfeto write the paper again.

A

if statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.

B

if statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.

C

if both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.

D

if both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.