Statement I: More citizens began using e-wallets. Statement II: The government announced cashback incentives for digital payments.
Correct answer: D. II is the cause and I is its effect.
- A. I is the cause and II is its effect.
- B. Both are unrelated.
- C. Both are effects of a common cause.
- D. II is the cause and I is its effect.
Explanation
Statement II, 'The government announced cashback incentives for digital payments,' is likely the cause, and Statement I, 'More citizens began using e-wallets,' is the effect. Cashback incentives are designed to encourage users to adopt certain behaviors, such as using digital payments. Therefore, the introduction of these incentives would logically lead to an increase in the usage of e-wallets. Other options are less plausible because they either reverse the cause-effect relationship or suggest no relationship at all, which contradicts the logical impact incentives have on consumer behavior.
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