Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). **Assertion (A):** The Child Marriage Restraint Act of 1929 (Sarda Act) remained largely ineffective and inoperative in curbing child marriages during the colonial period. **Reason (R):** The British colonial administration was extremely reluctant to strictly enforce the law for fear of backlash from orthodox religious groups, and the Act placed the burden of prosecution entirely on private complainants. Select the correct answer using the codes 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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