Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). **Assertion (A):** The Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Delhi was constructed by reusing the architectural elements of twenty-seven Hindu and Jain temples. **Reason (R):** The early Turkish rulers deliberately chose to reuse these materials to establish their political dominance and religious authority over the conquered population. In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?

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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