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 Reasons R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion: If the net external force on the body is zero, then its acceleration is zero. Reason: Acceleration does not depend on force.

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