UGC NET General Knowledge Q1

Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Zambia was a rich and developed nation in 1964.
Reason (R): It had rich copper resources.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Accepted Answer

is not correct but (R) is correct.