Given below are two statements.
Statement $I$: Carbonic anhydrase enzyme is found in $RBCs$ and is absent in plasma.
Statement $II$: The rate of formation of carbonic acid is very high inside $RBCs$ than in plasma.
In light of the above statements, select the correct answer from the options given below.

• A
  Both statement $I$ and statement $II$ are correct.
• B
  Both statement $I$ and statement $II$ are incorrect.
• C
  Statement $I$ is correct and statement $II$ is incorrect.
• D
  Statement $I$ is incorrect and statement $II$ is correct.