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Direction for: In each of the following questions a statement of Assertion is given followed by a corresponding statement of Reason just below it. Of the statements mark the correct answer as

Assertion Basicity of \[\text{C}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}\text{C}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\text{N}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\text{(I),N}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}\text{(II)}\] and \[{{\text{C}}_{\text{6}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}\text{N}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\text{(III)}\] is in order \[\text{I  II  III}\] Reason Electron-donating groups (such as alkyl group) increase the basicity of amines, and electron-withdrawing groups (such as aryl group) decrease the basicity of amines.

A) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

B) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

C) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.

D) If both Assertion and Reason are false.