Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason RAssertion A: All perceptions seem entirely loose and separate. They are conjoined but not necessarily connectedReason R: Since the perception of hardness is not necessarily connected with its colour, it can be said that perceptions are loosely connectedIn light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

• A. Both A a nd R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
• C. A is correct but R is not correct
• D. A is not correct but R is correct