Given below are two statements:

Assertion (A): The dividing line between village and town begins to be passed with the presence of traders and manufacturers.
Reason (R): The traders and manufacturers wholly depend on village resources.

In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct?

A) Both (A) and (R) arc true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

B) Both (A) and (R) arc true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

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

D) (A) is false, hut (R) is true

This MCQ is part of the UP PSC Previous Year Questions (PYQs) series, focusing on UPPSC Prelims 2009 (GS Paper I)