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

Assertion (A): There is a positive relation between Human Development Index (HDI) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) ranking of Indian State.
Reason (R): The underlying dimension of SDG targets are closely related to education and health aspect.

Select the correct answer from 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 2019 (GS Paper I)