Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the following options.
Assertion(A): The oceanic salinity decreases from the equator towards the pole.
Reason(R): Low precipitation in the polar regions accounts for its maximum salinity.
1
Both A and R is individually true and R is correct explanation of A
2
Both A and R is individually true and R is not correct explanation of A
3
A is true but R is false
4
A is false but R is true