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

Assertion (A): India’s success is critical for the global success of Sustainable Development Goals.
Reason (R): India accounts for nearly one-sixth of the total world population.

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)