Directions: The following items consist of two statements labeled Assertion A and Reason R. You are to examine each statement carefully and decide if the Assertion A and Reason R are individually true...

Directions: The following items consist of two statements labeled Assertion A and Reason R. You are to examine each statement carefully and decide if the Assertion A and Reason R are individually true and if so, whether the Reason R is a correct explanation of Assertion A. Select your answers to these items using the codes given below.

Codes:

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

 (d) A is false but R is true

Assertion (A): Surges can be positive or negative.

 Reason (R): Negative surges may occur when the gate at the head of a channel is suddenly opened or when the gate at tail end of a channel is suddenly closed.