Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). **Assertion (A):** Mahatma Gandhi designed the Individual Satyagraha as a highly controlled, selective protest rather than a mass movement. **Reason (R):** Gandhi believed that launching a mass civil disobedience movement during Britain's critical struggle against Nazi Germany would violate the core principles of non-violence by exploiting the opponent's distress. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Options:

  • A: Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  • B: (A) is true but (R) is false
  • C: (A) is false but (R) is true
  • D: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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