Statements:All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week.Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.

Statements:
All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week.
Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.

Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

Both the statements I and II are independent causes

Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

Explanation:

Answer: Option D
Closing the schools for a week and the parents withdrawing their wards from the local schools are independent issues, which must have been triggered by different individual causes.