Direction : Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer :

I. Police had resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the unruly mob from the civic headquarters.
II. The civic administration has recently hiked the property tax of the residential buildings by about 30 percent.