Directions: Each of the next items consists of two statements, one labeled as the `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 codes given below :Assertion (A): In a transistor, it is desirable that the carriers contributing to emitter current in the active mode reach the collector terminal.Reason (R): The conductivity of the base in a transistor is made much smaller than the conductivity of the emitter.

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