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

Assertion: In the United Nations (UN) Security Council, there are five permanent members- The United States of America, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and China.
Reason: These members constituted the victors in the Second World War and thus emerged as the most powerful countries.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion

By 2006, the UN had 192 member states. These included almost all independent states. In the UN General Assembly, all members have one vote each. In the UN Security Council, there are five permanent members. These are: the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and China. These states were selected as permanent members as they were the most powerful immediately after the Second World War and because they constituted the victors in the War.