Read the following information carefully and choose the most appropriate option:
In the of the questions, two statements are numbered as I and II. There may be a cause and effect relationship between the two statements. The statements may be the effect of the same cause or an independent cause. The statements may be independent causes without having any relationship.
Statement I: The Government, by legislation has decided to make all public information available to general public.
Statement II: Before passing legislation, general public did not have access to public information.
Options
Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
Both statements I and II are independent causes.
Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
Both statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
Solution
Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
Explanation:
Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect because the public did not have access to public information earlier.