Assertion (A): Transported soils do not have a well defined soil profile.

Reason (R): They constitute soils that are transported by various agents of erosion.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation — Transported soils are formed from the movement of soil material by agents such as rivers, glaciers, wind, or human activity, which mix various components together and prevent the development of a distinct profile.