Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): If Ice collects on the freeze the cooling in the refrigerator is affected adversely.
Reason (R) : Ice is a poor conductor.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:

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 2010 (GS Paper I)