Statements: i. It is the aim of the city's civic authority to get the air…
2025
Statements:
i. It is the aim of the city's civic authority to get the air pollution reduced by 20% in the next two months.
ii. The number of asthma cases in the city is constantly increasing.
- A.
Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
- B.
Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
- C.
Both the statements I and II are independent causes
- D.
Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
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Correct answer: B
Answer: Statement II (the number of asthma cases is constantly increasing) is the cause and Statement I (the city's civic authority aims to reduce air pollution by 20% in the next two months) is its effect.
Explanation:
The rise in asthma cases describes a worsening health trend that could be linked to environmental factors such as air pollution.
The civic authority’s aim to cut air pollution is a policy response — an action taken to address a problem.
Cause must precede effect: an observed increase in health problems (asthma) plausibly prompts authorities to set pollution-reduction targets, so the health trend is the cause and the policy goal is the effect.
Although other explanations are possible, the most direct and reasonable interpretation of the two statements is that rising asthma cases led to the authority’s decision to act on pollution.