The Govt. of Sri Lanka adopted a series of majoritarian measures

Two statements are given below as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): Sri Lanka adopted ‘Tamil’ as the official language of the State.

Reason (R): The Govt. of Sri Lanka adopted a series of majoritarian measures.

Options:

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false but (R) is true.

Answer

(D) A is false but R is true