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Given below are two statements: One is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): As per the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) reports, while the number of engineering institutions in India has grown significantly to over 1,500, there remains a stark regional imbalance in their distribution across the country. Reason (R): A major factor behind this massive expansion and skewed distribution is the heavy entry of private (both aided and self-financing) institutions. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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- 1Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)✓
- 2Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
- 3(A) is true but (R) is false
- 4(A) is false but (R) is true
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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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