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

Q15. Assertion : Suppose the
literacy rate in a state is 78%
and the net attendance ratio in
secondary stage is 47%.
Reason : More than half of the
students are going to other
states for elementary
education.

(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.