In the question given below, there are 2 statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose the correct alternative from the following options.

Assertion (A)- Maharashtra and Gujarat are considered industrially more advanced than other states.

Reason (R)- Maharashtra and Gujrat are more advanced because these states have better infrastructure in the areas they excel more than other states of India.

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

Have you ever thought of why some states in India are performing much better than others in certain areas? Why are Maharashtra and Gujarat industrially more advanced than others? It is all because these states have better infrastructure in the areas they excel than other states of India. the reason why Punjab, Haryana and Himachal
Pradesh prosper in agriculture and horticulture is that they have better irrigation facilities.