Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A

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Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Mangroves are very specialized forest ecosystems of tropical and subtropical regions bordering certain sea coasts.

Reason (R) : They stabilize the shoreline and act as a bulwark against encroachments by sea.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

I.A.S. (Pre) 1996

[Forest, Santuary, Biosphere Reserve]

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

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