$\begin{array}{1 1}(A)\;\text{Succession and evolution would have been parallel processes for primitive earth}\\(R)\;\text{Succession is predictable whereas evolution is a stochastic process}\end{array}$

Question

$\begin{array}{1 1}(a)\;\text{Both statements are correct & (R) is the correct explanation of (A)} \\ (b)\;\text{Both statements are correct & (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)} \\(c)\;\text{(A) is correct,(R) is false} \\(d)\;\text{(A) & (R) both are incorrect}\end{array}$