Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The Indian Ocean has become the Military bases of many big powers.
Reason (R): There are strong geopolitical benefits in the Indian Ocean and adjacent countries.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

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