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

Assertion (A): Food security is necessary even in surplus food production years.
Reason (R): Starvation can still occur due to unequal distribution and lack of accessibility.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
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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) (A) is true, but (R) is false

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 2025 (GS Paper I)