Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R.Assertion A: The Sultanate in India embarked on an experiment of creating a powerful ruling class.Reason R: The ruling class of the Sultanate period was not confined to the followers of a single religion.In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?

• 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.