Given below are two statements:

Assertion [A]: Model code of conduct is to be followed by political parties as soon as an election is announced.
Reason [R]: Mode code of conduct was enacted by Parliament.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

A) Both [A] and [R] are correct 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 2017 (GS Paper I)