Statement (I): Contemporarily, even in high rise buildings,

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Direction: Each of the question consist of two statements, one labeled as the ‘Statement (I)’ and the other as ‘Statement (II)’. Examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to these items using the codes given below:

Statement (I): Contemporarily, even in high rise buildings, ordinary brick is being replaced by glass blocks for load-bearing walls.
Statement (II): Bricks have high thermal conductivity and area not heat insulators.

[ESE (IES) CE 2017 Technical]

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

B Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) 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