Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Assertion (A):'Barriers' are any obstacles or difficulties that come in the way of communication.

Reason (R):They may be physical, mechanical, psychological, cultural or linguistic in nature.

ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct

BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

CA is correct but R is not correct

DA is not correct but R is correct

Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

Explanation

Barriers truly are the obstacles or difficulties that block the path of communication, and the first statement is accurate.

A barrier is anything that distorts, weakens or stops a message on its way from sender to receiver.

The reason then lists the kinds of barriers as physical, mechanical, psychological, cultural and linguistic.

That listing correctly names the very forms these obstacles take in real exchanges.

Since it explains what shape the barriers described first can assume, the reason properly accounts for the assertion.

Semantic barriers, arising from differing meanings of words, form another common type.

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