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In this question, 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 may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and select the correct answer. I. Most teachers of school X have left the school and joined school Y. II. The football team of school X has won the champion's trophy in the inter-city football championship.
Both I and II are independent causes.
Both I and II are effects of independent causes.
II is the cause and I is its possible effect.
I is the cause and II is its possible effect.
Both I and II are effects of independent causes.
Check if statement I is a consequence of statement II or vice-versa, or if both are effects of independent causes, or independent causes entirely. Here, teachers leaving one school and a football team winning a championship are totally unrelated events.
Check if statement I is a consequence of statement II or vice-versa, or if both are effects of independent causes, or independent causes entirely. Here, teachers leaving one school and a football team winning a championship are totally unrelated events.
Analyze Statement I
Statement I states that most teachers of school X left and joined school Y, which is an administrative or management-related event concerning faculty employment.
Analyze Statement II
Statement II states that the football team of school X won the championship trophy, which represents a sports achievement by the students.
Establish Relationship
Faculty resignation/joining and winning a sports trophy are independent events happening within the same institution without any cause-and-effect relationship between them. Thus, both are independent causes.
A: Both I and II are effects of independent causes is incorrect because these are active occurrences (causes) rather than reported consequences. C: II is the cause and I is its effect is incorrect as winning a football match does not cause teachers to leave. D: I is the cause and II is its effect is incorrect as teachers leaving does not cause a football team to win trophies.
B is correct because faculty members changing schools and students winning a sports championship are completely unrelated events acting as independent causes.
In reasoning cause-effect questions, always check if event A could logically trigger event B. If there is no causal link or shared underlying trigger, classify them as independent causes.