Consider the following statements: Statement-I: In the post-pandemic recent past, many Central Banks worldwide had carried out interest rate hike. Statement-II:

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Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: In the post-pandemic recent past, many Central Banks worldwide had carried out interest rate hike.
Statement-II: Central Banks generally assume that they have the ability to counteract the rising consumer prices via monetary policy means.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

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(A) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I

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(B) Both Statement-I and Statements-II is are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-II

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(C) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

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(D) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct