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Dependent causes/ Independent causes:
Statement: The performance of most of the students in the final exam of class X in the schools run by the government was excellent. Many teachers of government schools left the school and joined private schools.
- 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
The students of government schools performing well in the examinations and the teachers of government schools leaving their jobs to join private schools are two separate situations that must have been triggered by independent causes.
a) Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
This option suggests that statement I (excellent performance of students in class X final exam) is the cause, and statement II (teachers leaving government schools and joining private schools) is its effect. According to this interpretation, the excellent performance of students led to teachers leaving government schools. However, there is no direct causal relationship established between the two statements in the given information. So, this option is not correct.
b) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
This option suggests that statement II (teachers leaving government schools and joining private schools) is the cause, and statement I (excellent performance of students in class X final exam) is its effect. According to this interpretation, teachers leaving government schools caused the students' excellent performance. However, the given information does not indicate a direct causal link between the two statements. So, this option is not correct.
c) Both the statements I and II are independent causes.
This option suggests that both statement I (excellent performance of students) and statement II (teachers leaving government schools) are independent causes, meaning they are not directly related to each other causally. According to this interpretation, there might be other factors contributing to both the excellent performance of students and teachers leaving government schools. This option is plausible based on the given information.
The students of government schools performing well in the examinations and the teachers of government schools leaving their jobs to join private schools are two separate situations that must have been triggered by independent causes.
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