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      Question

      In the question below, 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 statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choices correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Statement I: A critical software vulnerability was discovered in the security encryption of a major global banking application. Statement II: Millions of banking customers across Europe and Asia were prompted to perform an mandatory password reset and update their mobile apps immediately.
      A Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C Both the statements I and II are independent causes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Analyze Statement I: This statement identifies a primary problem—a software vulnerability in the bank's encryption. This flaw is a fundamental event that creates a risk for the users, acting as the cause. Analyze Statement II: This statement describes the resulting action—forcing millions of users to reset passwords and update software. This wide-scale action is taken specifically to address and fix the security flaw mentioned in Statement I. This is the effect. Conclusion: Since the discovery of the flaw (Statement I) led to the mandatory security updates (Statement II), Statement I is the cause and Statement II is its effect.

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