Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below- [UGC-II (Geog) 2016] Assertion [A]: The Tarai region represents a marsh landscapes Reason [R]: The Tarai region is a zone of seepage where the fine sand, silt and clay are deposited the emerging streams.

• A.  Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
• B.  Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
• C.  A is true, but R is false.
• D.  A is false, but R is true.