Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other as the Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : There is a positive relation between Human Development Index (HDI) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) ranking of Indian States.

Reason (R) : The underlying dimension of SDG targets are closely related to education and health aspects.

Select the correct answer using the codes below :

Correct option is A

• The underlying dimension of SDG targets are closely related to education and health aspects as evident in the positive correlation between HDI (Human Development Index) and SDG rankings of Indian States. 

• Hence, Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

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