Read the following statements: Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose the correct option given below. **Assertion (A):** P.C. Mahalanobis is regarded as the architect of Indian planning. **Reason (R):** The Second Five Year Plan, which laid down the basic ideas regarding goals of Indian planning, was based on the ideas of Mahalanobis.

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)