Given below are pairs of events (i) and (ii). You have to read them and decide their nature of relationship. You have to assume that the information given in both (i) and (ii) is true and not assume anything beyond the given information in deciding the answer.

Event (i) The prices of imported goods dropped significantly this year.

Event (ii) The government reduced the tax on importing goods.

Let's analyze the events:

Event (i): Prices of imported goods dropped significantly this year.  → Effect
Event (ii): The government reduced the tax on importing goods. → Cause
When import tax is reduced, it directly causes a drop in the price of imported goods.
So, event (ii) (reduction in tax) is the cause, and event (i) (price drop) is the effect.
Thus, the correct option is (d) Event (i) is the effect and event (ii) is its immediate and principal cause.
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