Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Taichung Native 1 is the first dwarf variety of rice developed by crossing.
Statement II: IR-8 is the first dwarf rice hybrid released for cultivation.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

B

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

C

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

D

Statement I is false but Statement II is true