Assertion (A): According to statistics, more female children are born each year than male children in India. Reason (R): In India, the death rate of a male child is higher than that of the female child.

1. (a)Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
2. (b)Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. (c)A is true, but R is false
4. (d)A is false, but R is true