Consider the following statements regarding Lord Curzon's Indian Universities Act of 1904: **Assertion (A):** Lord Curzon passed the Indian Universities Act of 1904 to increase government control over universities, which nationalists viewed as an attempt to suppress political consciousness. **Reason (R):** Curzon believed that Indian universities had become breeding grounds for political revolutionaries and anti-British sentiment. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Options:

  • A: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • B: Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  • C: A is true but R is false
  • D: A is false but R is true

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