Given below are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read and mark the correct options:
Assertion (A): The product of any two consecutive natural numbers is always even.
Reason (R): If n is any natural number, then either n or n+1 must be divisible by 2, ensuring the product is even.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Of any two consecutive natural numbers, one is necessarily even.
Therefore, their product will always be even.
Thus, Assertion (A) is true.
Reason (R) is also true and is the correct reason for the assertion.
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.