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Read the two statements and decide how they are related. Statement I: The municipal body has begun rationing the city's water supply to two hours a day. Statement II: The reservoir that supplies the city has fallen to a fraction of its usual level after a failed monsoon.

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  • AStatement II is the cause and Statement I is its effect
  • BStatement I is the cause and Statement II is its effect
  • CBoth statements are independent causes
  • DBoth statements are effects of independent causes

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A depleted reservoir leaves the municipal body with less water to distribute, and rationing is the natural response to that shortage. Rationing supply to households cannot refill a reservoir, so the causal arrow runs from II to I.
Answer: A) Statement II is the cause and Statement I is its effect

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