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): Jute can be effective substitute of plastic bags. Reason (R): Jute is 100% bio-degradable and recyclable.

• 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.