In the following questions a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct choice as

Q9. Assertion (A): Foreign trade
results in connecting the market or
integration of markets in different
countries.

Reason (R): Foreign trade has
been the main channel connecting
countries.

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