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					 Assertion (A) : Within the mesosphere, temperature decreases with increasing altitude.
 Reason (R) : This is due to deveasing solar heating and increasing cooling by CO2 radiative emission
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                        -  If (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
 
-  If (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
 
-  If (A) is true but (R) is false
 
-  If (A) is false but (R) is true
 
 
-  If (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Correct Option: A
NA
 
	