Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). **Assertion (A):** Under the Government of India Act 1919, the provincial subjects were divided into two parts—transferred and reserved. **Reason (R):** The transferred subjects were to be administered by the Governor with the aid of ministers responsible to the Legislative Council, while the reserved subjects were administered by the Governor and his executive council without being responsible to the Legislative Council. 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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