Given below are two statements: One is labeled as Assertion A and the other is labeled as Reason R. Assertion (A): A man pulls a loaded truck by his hair which becomes news. Reasons (R): Unusual things make news called oddity and generate public interest. In the light of the above statements, Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below : Correct Answer Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). Important Points Assertion (A): A man pulls a loaded truck by his hair which becomes news. A news report is a report on a current event. NEWS is defined as a development that occurred within the last 24 hours that was unknown to the public and is of widespread interest to the public, as well as something that piques the interest of listeners. A news report tends to provide answers to six questions like when, where, what, why, who, and how. Hence assertion is true, a man pulling a loaded truck by his hair can become news. Reasons (R): Unusual things make news called oddity and generate public interest. Facts are always more interesting when they are odd or strange. The greater the degree of strangeness in a story, the greater its news value. Therefore, the correct answer is Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).