Assertion (A): India’s Green Revolution is an example of how the productivity of scarce land resources

There are two statements given below, marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option. 

Assertion (A): India’s Green Revolution is an example of how the productivity of scarce land resources can be increased with improved production technology. 

Reason (R): Because of the Green Revolution, farmers produced far larger quantities of foodgrains than was possible earlier, on the same piece of land. 

A. A is true but R is false. 

B. A is false but R is true. 

C. Both A and R are true and R explains A. 

D. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.