Consider following statements as Assertion (A) and Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Uttar Pradesh has the largest concentration of India’s population.
Reason (R): It is also the most densely populated State of India.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:

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

This MCQ is part of the UP PSC Previous Year Questions (PYQs) series, focusing on UPPSC Prelims 2008 (GS Paper I)