Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): According to NDMA and BMTPC, nearly 59% of India's land area is vulnerable to moderate or severe earthquakes. Reason (R): The most vulnerable areas according to the seismic zone map of India is the Eastern Ghats Region. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer:

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(A) is true but (R) is false

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