Assertion (A): Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire.
Reason (R): Kalinga controlled the land and sea routes to South India. [2000]
1) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanationof A
2) Both A and R are true but R is not a correctexplanation of A
3) A is true but R is false
4) A is false but R is true
1) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanationof A