Assertion (A): The average income of a country is about US$12,056; however, the country is still not a developed country.

Reason (R): The income levels are highly skewed in the country.

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(A) is correct but (R) is wrong

(A) is wrong but (R) is correct

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
A country can have skewed data on income level, i.e., certain sections of the society are extremely rich; however, most people are poor.
In such a case, the average income is likely to be high for the nation, but the nation cannot be called developed as the income is not distributed equitably. Average income refers to the total income of the country divided by the total population of the country.

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