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

Assertion (A): Rainfall occurs in the winter season in mediterranean climate.
Reason (R) : In summer these regions remain under the influence of dry terrestrial winds.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code :

A) (A) is false but (R) is true

B) (A) is true but (R) is false

C) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

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

This MCQ is part of the UP PSC Previous Year Questions (PYQs) series, focusing on UPPSC Prelims 2022 (GS Paper I)