Given below are two statements:
Statement $I:$ Gause's 'Competitive Exclusion Principle' states that two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot co-exist indefinitely and the competitively inferior one will be eliminated eventually.
Statement $II:$ In general,carnivores are more adversely affected by competition than herbivores.
In the light of the above statements,choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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