Direction :Two statements I and II are given. These statements 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.

I. The government has decided to roll back the hike in the prices of cooking gas and kerosene.

II. Some ministers had resigned in protest against the hike in prices of cooking gas and other petroleum products.