Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R).\n **Assertion (A):** The people of Magadha revolted and deposed the last Haryanka ruler, Nagadasaka, because he was highly popular but weak.\n **Reason (R):** All the rulers of the Haryanka dynasty succeeding Ajatashatru were parricides (killers of their own fathers), leading to widespread public outrage and loss of legitimacy.\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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