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

Assertion (A) - Population control is necessary to maintain the environment of the country.
Reason (R) - Due to the rapid increase in population, the environmental balance is maintained.

Select the correct answer using the code given below—
Code -

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

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

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

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

This MCQ is part of the UP PSC Previous Year Questions (PYQs) series, focusing on UPPSC Prelims 2023 (GS Paper I)