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

Assertion (A): Directive Principles are important for economic, social and political functions in a Modern Democratic State.
Reason (R): The core objectives of Directive Principles is to establish economic and social democracy.

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)