Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).\n **Assertion (A):** Bihar recorded the lowest overall literacy rate in India at 61.8% in the 2011 Census.\n **Reason (R):** The female literacy rate in Bihar is extremely low at 51.5%, which significantly drags down the state's overall average.\n 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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