Question

Directions: The following items consists of two statements; one labelled as 'Assertion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below:

Assertion (A): Basement walls and bridge abutments are usually designed for earth pressure at rest.
Reason (R): These are usually not restrained by the floor slab and by the deck structure at their bases.
Codes:

• 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 a correct explanation of A
• C. A is true but R is false
• D. A is false but R is true

Answer 1

The correct option is C A is true but R is false

Both basement walls and bridge abutments are designed for earth pressure at rest.