Given below are two statements :

Statement (I) : Oxygen being the first member of group 16 exhibits only -2 oxidation state.

Statement (II) : Down the group 16 stability of +4 oxidation state decreases and +6 oxidation state increases.

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

Element not showing variable oxidation state is :

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Melting point of Boron (2453 K) is unusually high in group 13 elements.

Reason (R) : Solid Boron has very strong crystalline lattice.

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