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DIRECTIONS: The following question consist of two statements. Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to this question using the code given the low:                                 [NDA/NA 2014-I]

Statement I: The decrease of air temperature with increasing altitudes in the atmosphere is called the vertical temperature gradient.

Statement II: In Troposphere, air temperature decreases with increasing altitude due to radiation from the Earth.

A)  Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

B)  Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

C)  Statement I is true but Statement II is false

D)  Statement I is false but Statement II is true