In the following question, two statements I and II are provided. These may have a cause and effect relationship or may have independent causes.
Statement I: Hallmark of gold jewellry has been made compulsory,
Statement II: Many persons do not prefer to buy hallmarked jewellery.
Options
if the statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
if statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
if both the statements are effects of independent causes.
if both the statements are effects of some common cause.
Solution
if statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
Explanation:
Many persons do not prefer to buy hallmarked jewellery despite knowing the fact that hallmarked jewellery is made by the purest form of metal. Government should made it compulsory to buy hallmark of gold jewellery. Hence, statement II is cause and statement I is effect.
