Consider the following statements:Assertion (A): Uttar Pradesh continues to be the most populous state in the country (Census 2011 Provisional DataReason (R) : Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra respectively are behind it in descending order. Select the correct answer from the code given below:

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