Q. Statement I:
Mahavira initially joined a group of ascetics called Nirgranthas.
Statement II:
The sect was founded 200 years earlier by Parsva.

• (A) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
• (B) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true
• (C) Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
• (D) Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I