Assertion (A): By 1750 the Maratha kingdom had become a Confederacy presided over by the Peshwa. Reason (R): The successors of Sahu depended on the will of the Peshwa.

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

This MCQ is part of the UP PSC Previous Year Questions (PYQs) series, focusing on UPPSC Prelims 1997 (GS Paper I)