Select the option that is appropriate regarding the following two statements labelled Assertion and Reason.
Assertion: A gravity weir is the one in which uplift pressure caused by seepage of water below the floor is resisted entirely by the weight of the floor.
Reason: In the non-gravity type weir, the floor thickness is kept relatively less and the uplift pressure is largely resisted by the bending action of the reinforced concrete floor.
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Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are false.
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Assertion is true, but Reason is false.
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Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
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