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

Assertion: It is difficult to find a solution to the issue of equitable representation in the UN Security Council.
Reason: There are various questions regarding on what basis equitable representation should be decided.

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

The correct answer is Option 1 - Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

Assertion: It is difficult to find a solution to the issue of equitable representation in the UN Security Council.
Reason: There are various questions regarding on what basis equitable representation should be decided.

The Reason directly explains why the Assertion is true. The difficulty in finding a solution to equitable representation lies in the disagreement over the criteria for determining such representation.

Furthermore, how was the matter of representation to be resolved? Did equitable representation in geographical terms mean that there should be one seat each from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean? Should the representation, on the other hand, be by regions or sub-regions (rather than continents)? Why should the issue of equitable representation be decided by geography? Why not by levels of economic development? Why not, in other words, give more seats to members of the developing world?