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In C++, there are three access specifiers for class members: 1. Public: Members are accessible from any part of the program. 2. Protected: Members are accessible within the class itself and its derived classes. 3. Private: Members are accessible only within the class itself. When a class is derived from a base class, it can inherit the members of the base class depending on the access level in the derived class. Access levels are as follows: 1. Public Inheritance: The public and protected members of the base class become public and protected members of the derived class, respectively. Private members are not accessible in the derived class. 2. Protected Inheritance: The public and protected members of the base class both become protected members of the derived class. Private members are not accessible in the derived class. 3. Private Inheritance: The public and protected members of the base class both become private members of the derived class. Private members are not accessible in the derived class. Now, let's analyze the given statement.

The statement says, "Public members of a protected base class become private members of the derived class." According to our understanding of inheritance access specifiers, this statement refers to the situation of private inheritance. As we already established earlier, in private inheritance, both public and protected members of the base class become private members of the derived class. Therefore, this statement is correct.

Based on our analysis, we can conclude that the given statement "Public members of a protected base class become private members of the derived class" is True.