Read the given statements and select the most appropriate option. The statements may have a cause-and-effect relationship or may have independent causes or be the effects of independent causes.
Statements:
I. The unemployment rate in the country has been increasing steadily over the past five years.
II. The government has been launching various skill development programs during the same period.
Solution
Statement I: This indicates a trend where more people are unable to find jobs, possibly due to economic stagnation, automation, or other structural issues.
Statement II: This reflects an effort by the government to address unemployment or a lack of employable skills among the workforce.
Statement I directly aligns as the cause for Statement II. Governments typically respond to increasing unemployment rates by introducing or expanding programs aimed at improving employability. This sequence establishes a logical cause-and-effect relationship,p making Option C the correct answer.
Option A: Incorrect because skill development programs (Statement II) do not cause rising unemployment (Statement I). The relationship here works in the opposite direction.
Option B: While it's possible that rising unemployment (Statement I) and skill development programs (Statement II) may cause their own respective outcomes, this option does not align with the relationship between the two statements in this context.
Option D: Unlikely because no single overarching cause (like economic stagnation or automation) is explicitly mentioned to tie both statements together.
