ctions—(Q. 42–45) In the following questions, each items consists of two statements, one labeled as ‘Assertion (A)’ and the other as ‘Reason (R)’. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below— Codes : 43. Assertion (A) : Red Blood Cells burst when placed in water. Reason (R) : Due to osmosis, water enters into Red Blood Cells.

• A. (A) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• B. (B) Both (A) and (R) are individually true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• C. (C) (A) is true but (R) is false
• D. (D) (A) is false but (R) is true