Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests issued a notification in November, 1998 to tackle the problem of recycled plastic bags.
Reason (R) :The notification bars the manufacture of recycled plastic bags in the country.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct expla-nation of A

B) Both A and R are true and 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 1999 (GS Paper I)