Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). **Assertion (A):** Lord Morley, the Secretary of State for India, declared that the 1909 reforms were not intended to introduce a parliamentary system in India. **Reason (R):** The British government aimed to pacify the Moderate nationalists while maintaining absolute autocratic control over the central administration. 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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