DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage-1 (i) Natural numbers having exact two distinct factors i.e., 1 and the number itself are called prime numbers. (ii) Natural numbers having more than two factors are called composite numbers. If p is a prime number such that (p + 2) is also a prime number, then p(p + 2) + 1 is always

• A.  a prime number
• B.  an odd integer
• C.  not a perfect square
• D.  a perfect square