Assertion (AS): Red-tape has been defined as punctilious exactitude in the observance of regulation.Reason (R): 'Red tape' is perhaps the best insurance the public has to receive equal treatment at the hand of government.Codes:

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