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 assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion A: A simple magnetic compass can be prepared by inserting a magnetised iron needle in a piece of cork and allow the cork to float in water kept in a bowl. Reason (R): In the above arrangement the needle must touch water while floating.

• 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.