Ground Reflected Wave reaches the receiving antenna after being:

• A. Reflected from Earth's surface.
• B. Travelling directly through air to receiver.
• C. Travelling along the surface without reflection.
• D. Reflected by the ionosphere.

Answer: (A)

A ground-reflected path means the signal reaches the antenna after bouncing off the Earth's surface. That reflection off the ground is what creates the ground-reflected component. A direct path would reach without touching the ground. A wave that travels along the surface without reflecting is a surface wave, not the ground-reflected component. Reflection by the ionosphere produces a skywave, not a ground-reflected path.