Read the following statement -Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose one of the correct alternatives given below:

These are the options for the question :Read the following statement -Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose one of the correct alternatives given below:

Assertion (A): In the late 1970s, China’s population growth rate had sharply declined.
Reason(R): China has witnessed an increase in the proportion of elderly people owing to
stringent family planning programmes.
Alternatives:

a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

The correct answer is -d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.