1. DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consist 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): Chewing breaks down the food into small pieces and
assists in digestive process.
Reason (R): Chewing increases the surface area of food for the
saliva to act upon
a) Both statements (A) and (R) are true and statement (R)is the correct
explanation of statement (A)
b) Both statements (A) and (R) are true and statement (R)is the
incorrect explanation of statement (A)
c) Statement (A) is true but statement (R)is false
d) Both statements (A) and (R) are false​