Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : Various components of an ecosystem are not interdependent,
Reason (R) : Human activities have an impact on the environment.

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)

B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not 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 2021 (GS Paper I)