Directions: The following items 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 the Reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answer to these items using the codes given below. Assertion (A) : Hot deserts in the trade wind belts occur invariably on the western side of the continents. Reason (R) : In the tropical belt where the trade winds below, there are practically no highlands on the western side to obstruct the moisture-laden wind for causing rainfall.