**Assertion (A):** Education was not among the four general core goals explicitly set for India's Five-Year Plans. **Reason (R):** The four core basic goals of India's Five-Year Planning framework were Growth, Modernisation, Self-reliance, and Equity.

Options:

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

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