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

Assertion (A): There is a positive relationship between Human Development Index (HDI) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ranking of Indian States.
Reason (R): The underlying dimensions of SDG targets are closely related to education and health aspects.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

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

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

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

D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

This MCQ is part of the UP PSC Previous Year Questions (PYQs) series, focusing on UPPSC Prelims 2024 (GS Paper I)