Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). **Assertion (A):** The resignation or death of an incumbent Prime Minister automatically dissolves the Council of Ministers. **Reason (R):** The Council of Ministers cannot exist without the Prime Minister, who is its head and the cornerstone of the cabinet arch.

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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