Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as **Reason (R):** Assertion (A):** The west-flowing peninsular rivers like Narmada and Tapi do not form deltas but instead form estuaries at their mouths. **Reason (R):** These rivers flow through hard rock rift valleys, which prevents them from carrying a large amount of silt, and their high gradient near the coast prevents sediment deposition. Select the correct answer using the code 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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