Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). **Assertion (A):** The Gonds historically practiced a form of shifting cultivation known as 'Penda' or 'Bewar' in central India. **Reason (R):** The Gonds primarily inhabited the rugged, hilly, and forested tracts of the Satpura, Vindhya, and Maikal ranges where permanent settled agriculture was ecologically unfeasible without modern inputs. Select the correct answer using the codes 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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