Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Development is being defined as improving living standards and welfare.
Reason (R): Growth in per capita income is not a sufficient measure of development.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

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

B) (A) is false, but (R) is true

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

D) (A) is true, but (R) is false

This MCQ is part of the UP PSC Previous Year Questions (PYQs) series, focusing on UPPSC Prelims 2024 (GS Paper I)