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DIRECTIONS: The following question consist of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion [A]' and the other as 'Reason [R]'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answers to these questions using the codes given below.                                                                                              [NDA 2008-II]

Assertion [A]: The equatorial regions bulge outwards by about 21 km compared to poles.

Reason [R]: Earth's slow rotation reduces the effect of gravity around the equator.

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

B)  Both A and R arc 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