1.  Statements : 

I. There is considerable reduction in the number of people affected by water -borne diseases in City A during this rainy season.

II. The government has opened four new civil hospitals in City A in the beginning of the year.

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 cause
E. Both the statement I and II are effects of some common cause

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The give statements are self- sufficient and depict independent events.