The first statement describes the combustion reaction between diamond and oxygen, you have to think about how CO2 is produced by diamond.
When we express it in terms of a chemical equation, it is like this:
C(diamond) + O2(g) -----> CO2(g)
The second statement states about the composition of diamond which is carbon, rite?
So think about it: If diamond is not a carbon, then it cannot explain how diamond react with oxygen to give carbon dioxide. (think about conservation of mass and energy!!!)
So the answer is A, not B.