DIRECTION: Consider the following statements and select the correct answer with the help of codes given below: Assertion [A]: Mercator's projection has been used for making navigational charts. Reason [R]: Loxodromes arc shown as straight lines on this.

• A.   Both A and R are true and R Explains A
• B.  Both A and R are true but R docs not explain A
• C.  A is true but R is false
• D.  A is false but R is true