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Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion [a] and the Reason [r]. Assertion [a]: In a power plant working on a Ranking cycle, the regenerative feed water heating improves the efficiency of the steam turbine. Reason [r]: The regenerative feed water heating raises the average temperature of heat addition in the Rankine cycle.

  1. Both [a] and [r] are true and [r] is the correct reason for [a].

  2. Both [a] and [r] are true but [r] is NOT the correct reason for [a].

  3. Both [a] and [r] are false

  4. [a] is false and [r] is true.

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