(4)
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Indicate your answers from the alternatives below :
Assertion (A) : Very dark-skinned populations can be found in Africa, India and Melanesia.
Reason (R) : Populations from different parts of the world may have similar skin colours because they share a common environmental feature, namely, the intensity of sunlight exposure.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
(1)
(A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
(2)
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(3)
(A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
(4)
Both (A) and (R) are wrong