DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as "assertion A" and the other labelled as "reason R". You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion A and reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the as section. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion (A): In India jute is mainly grown in West Bengal, Bihar and Assam. Reason (R): The jute plant is normally harvested when it is at flowering stage.

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
• B.  Both A and R are 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.