Assertion (A) : FTP is a networking protocol used for transferring files.…

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Assertion (A) : FTP is a networking protocol used for transferring files. Reason (R) : FTP is used when we want to view some data from a website.

Answer: C. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false. — ConceptAn Assertion–Reason item is resolved in two independent steps: first decide whether each statement (the Assertion and the Reason) is true on its own;…

  1. A.

    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

  2. B.

    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

  3. C.

    Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

  4. D.

    Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

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Correct answer: C

Concept

An Assertion–Reason item is resolved in two independent steps: first decide whether each statement (the Assertion and the Reason) is true on its own; only if both are true does the second question — whether the Reason actually explains the Assertion — arise. Protocol identity is the governing fact here: FTP (File Transfer Protocol, RFC 959) is defined for transferring and managing files between a client and a server, while retrieving or browsing content from a website is the job of HTTP (RFC 9110), used through a web browser.

Application

  1. Assertion: "FTP is a networking protocol used for transferring files" restates FTP’s standard definition exactly, so the Assertion is true.

  2. Reason: "FTP is used when we want to view some data from a website" describes browsing/viewing website content — that is HTTP’s function, not FTP’s, so the Reason is false.

  3. Because the Reason is false, the question of whether it "explains" the Assertion does not arise; the pairing that remains is Assertion true, Reason false.

Cross-check

This exact Assertion–Reason pair appears in the CBSE Class X Computer Applications 2025 board examination, whose official marking scheme keys the pairing "Assertion true, Reason false." This matches the independent protocol facts: RFC 959 defines FTP around file transfer, and RFC 9110 defines HTTP as the protocol for interacting with web resources.

Contrast

  • The pairing "both true, Reason explains Assertion" fails at its first requirement — the Reason is not true to begin with, since website viewing is not what FTP is used for.

  • The pairing "both true, Reason does not explain Assertion" also requires the Reason to be true, which does not hold here either.

  • The pairing "Assertion false, Reason true" reverses both truth-values: FTP’s file-transfer definition is a well-established fact, not a false claim, while the website-viewing description is the one that does not hold.

Result: the pairing that matches on both counts is Assertion true, Reason false.

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