Question

Assertion (A): Per capita income cannot be considered a helpful measure to judge the welfare of the citizens.

Reason (R): Per capita income is just the average income of the country.

• A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation for A.
• B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation for A.
• C. A is true, but R is false.
• D. A is false, but R is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation for A.

Per capita income refers to money or income earned per person in a region or state. However, per capita income can sometimes be misleading because wealth is unequally distributed. Thus, per capita income may not reflect the actual living conditions of the people.