In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: Some member countries of the UN insisted that the veto power of the five permanent members be abolished.

Reason:  In the UN Security Council, there are five permanent members. These are the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, and China.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

A related issue was to change the nature of membership altogether. Some insisted, for instance, that the veto power of the five permanent members be abolished. Many perceived the veto to be in conflict with the concept of democracy and sovereign equality in the UN and thought that the veto was no longer right or relevant.