Two statements I and II have been given. These statements may be independent causes or effects of independent causes or a common cause.
One of the statements maybe the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and select the correct answer. Statements:
I. Clean water is essential for humans and animals, but more than one billion people don’t have access to clean water.
II. Water is getting polluted from toxic substances, sewage or industrial waste.
Solution
Statement II identifies the specific actions (pollution from waste) that lead to a lack of clean water, which directly results in the global crisis described in Statement I. Therefore, the pollution is the underlying cause and the lack of access for over a billion people is the logical consequence.
Thus, Statement II is the cause and statement I is its possible effect.
