Assertion (A) : Caught in a frenzy of fear, peasants in several districts seized hoes and pitchforks and attacked chateaux. They looted hoarded grain and burnt down documents containing records of manorial dues.
Reason (R) : In the countryside rumours spread from village to village that the price of the foodgrains are going to increase.
(a) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.