Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Literacy rate has constantly increased in Uttar Pradesh.
Reason (R) : Growth in female literacy rate has not been in accordance pace with growth rate in the male.
Choose the 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.

Answer: Option B