DIRECTIONS for the question: Belowthe question are given two statements (A) and (B). The statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of the statement may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between the two statements.
(A) There have been heavy rains in the catchment area of the lakes supplying drinking water to the city.
(B) The municipal authority has suspended the proposed cut in water supply to the city.
A)
if statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
B)
if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect.
C)
if both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
D)
if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
E)
if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.
A
Since there has been heavy rainfall that is why the government has decided to forestall the cut in the water supply.
HenceThe Ist statement is the cause due to which the govt. proposed the cut in the water supply.