Statement $I$: Sodium hydride can be used as an oxidising agent.
Statement $II$: The lone pair of electrons on nitrogen in pyridine makes it basic.
Choose the $CORRECT$ answer from the options given below:

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