Select the option that is appropriate regarding the following two statements labelled Assertion and Reason.
Assertion: A channel should be designed for a velocity that will neither deposit the sediment nor scour the bed and banks. This velocity is known as non-scouring and non silting velocity.
Reason: If the velocity of flow is too low, the sediment held in suspension will settle down; whereas, if the velocity is too high, the water will scour the bed and sides of the canal.
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Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are false.
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Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
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Assertion is true, but Reason is false.
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