Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Weak statesmen and incompetent commanders were responsible for the rapid disintegration of the Mughal Empire in the first half of the Eighteenth century. Reason (R): The Mughal statesmen and nobles of this period were preoccupied with their own interest and had little concern for the fate of the Empire. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct? Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:

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