Statement I: The metro service was suspended for a day. Statement II: Authorities carried out full-line maintenance and safety checks.
Correct answer: B. II is the cause and I is its effect
- A. I is the cause and II is its effect
- B. II is the cause and I is its effect
- C. Both are effects of a common cause
- D. Both are unrelated
Explanation
The correct answer is Option B. Statement II explains the reason for the event in Statement I: maintenance and safety checks necessitate the suspension of metro services to ensure thorough and safe execution. Option A is incorrect because suspension is a result of needing to perform checks, not the instigator. Option C is incorrect as the statements provide a clear cause-effect sequence between them, not a shared external cause. Option D is incorrect because it ignores the explicit relationship established between maintenance checks and service suspension.
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