Q. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : The Sultans of Delhi managed to consolidate an empire comprising a large part of India with their military power. Reason (R) : The main feature of the Delhi Sultanate was that the sultans based their military power with military elite bound together by Islam and certain tribal affinities. Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

1. (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
2. (A) is incorrect, but (R) is true.
3. Both (A) and (R) are false
4. Both (A) and (R) are correct.