If a class D has been derived using protected inheritance from class B (If B is a protected base and D is derived class) then public and protected members of B __ accessed by member functions and friends of class D and classes derived from D?

(A) can be (B) cannot be (C) does restirct to be (D) not given [showhide type=”post” more_text=”►Correct Option” less_text=”Show less…”] Correct Option is: A [/showhide]