Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below: Assertion (A) : All rivers originating from the Himalayas are perennial, Reason (R): Himalayas receive much their precipitation from South western Monsoon.

• A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• B. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) isnot the correct explanation of (A)
• C. A is true, but (R) is false
• D. (A) is false, but (R) is true