Directions: The item 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 the item using the codes given below:Assertion (A): The impedance of a matched load is equal to the characteristic impedance of the line.Reason (R): A matched termination absorbs the entire power incident on it.

• A. Both A and R 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