**Assertion (A):** The Reserve Bank of India’s Central Office was initially established in Kolkata. **Reason (R):** Kolkata was the capital of India in 1935.
Options:
- A: Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
- B: A is true but R is false.
- C: A is false but R is true.
- D: Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
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