DIRECTION: Read the following statements carefully and answer the questions accordingly. Assertion [A]: Firoz Tughlaq prohibited Muslim women from worshipping at the graves of the saints. Reason [R]: Firoz Tughlaq persecuted a number of Muslim sects which were considered heretical by the theologians.

• A. Both A and R are true and R correctly explains A.
• B. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
• C. A is true but R is false.
• D. A is false but R is true.