Directions (set of 2 questions):
In each of the following questions, two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship. Read both the statements in each question and mark your answer as
(a) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;
(b) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
(c) If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
(d) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
(e) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Statement I: Seventy percent of the world's plants and animals live in forests and are losing their habitats to deforestation, according to National Geographic.
Statement II: Some predictions state that the rainforests of the world will be destroyed completely if deforestation continues at its current pace.
Solution
Both are effects of deforestation.