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

Assertion: Permanent members of the UNSC can also vote in a negative manner.
Reason: The positive vote of permanent members of the UNSC is also called a Veto.

The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

Option 4 is correct: The Assertion is correct, but the Reason is incorrect.

Assertion: Permanent members of the UNSC can also vote in a negative manner.
Reason: The positive vote of permanent members of the UNSC is also called a Veto

The assertion is correct; permanent members of the UNSC can indeed vote negatively using their veto power. However, the reason is incorrect because a veto is a negative vote, not a positive one.

The non-permanent members do not have the veto power. What is the veto power? In taking decisions, the Security Council proceeds by voting. All members have one vote. However, the permanent members can vote in a negative manner so that even if all other permanent and non-permanent members vote for a particular decision, any permanent member’s negative vote can stall the decision. This negative vote is the veto. While there has been a move to abolish or modify the veto system, there is also a realisation that the permanent members are unlikely to agree to such a reform. Also, the world may not be ready for such a radical step even though the Cold War is over. Without the veto, there is the danger as in 1945 that the great powers would lose interest in the world body, that they would do what they pleased outside it, and that without their support and involvement the body would be ineffective.