Given below are $2$ statements: one is labelled as Assertion $(A)$ and other is labelled as Reason $(R)$.
Assertion $(A) :-$ Toxic insecticidal protein of Bacillus thuringiensis does not kill Bacillus itself.
Reason $(R) :-$ In Bacillus,$Bt$ toxin protein exists as inactive protoxins.
Correct answer from the options given below :

  • A
    Both $(A)$ and $(R)$ are correct and $(R)$ is the correct explanation of $(A)$
  • B
    Both $(A)$ and $(R)$ are correct but $(R)$ is not the correct explanation of $(A)$
  • C
    $(A)$ is correct but $(R)$ is not correct
  • D
    $(A)$ is not correct but $(R)$ is correct

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