Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): If Ice collects on the freeze the cooling in the refrigerator is affected adversely. Reason (R) : Ice is a poor conductor. Select the correct answer using the codes given below: Codes:

Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2010 · Topic: Conductivity (Thermal Conductivity: Mechanisms and Wiedemann-Franz Law)

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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