In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: Archaeologists opine that in the northeastern corner of the urban core ordinary people used to live in the Vijayanagara empire.

Reason: Archaeologists have found fine Chinese porcelain in some areas, including in the north-eastern corner of the urban core.

The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

Correct Assertion:  Archaeologists opine that in the northeastern corner of the urban core rich traders would have lived.

Moving along the roads leading into the urban core, there is relatively little archaeological evidence of the houses of ordinary people. Archaeologists have found fine Chinese porcelain in some areas, including in the north-eastern corner of the urban core and suggest that these areas may have been occupied by rich traders.