Assertion (A) : The continents are considered as floating

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Assertion (A) : The continents are considered as floating on the denser layers of rocks.
Reason (R) : The continents are made up of lighter rocks.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (A) is false but (R) is true

Correct Option: A

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