In the following questions a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct choice as

Q12. Assertion : The average
income of a country is about
USS 12,056; however, the
country is still not a developed country.
Reason : The income levels are
highly skewed for the
(a) Both the Assertion and the
Reason are correct and the Reason
is the correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(b) The Assertion and the Reason
are correct but the Reason is not
the correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but the Reason
is false.
(d) The statement of the Assertion
is false but the Reason is true.