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

Assertion: The developing countries of the South assert that the developed countries should take more responsibility for undoing the damage done to the environment.

Reason: The developing countries of the South feel that developed nations are more advanced and have better technologies for healing the environment quickly.

The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

The developing countries of the South feel that much of the ecological degradation in the world is the product of industrial development undertaken by the developed countries. If they have caused more degradation, they must also take more responsibility for undoing the damage now. Moreover, developing countries are in the process of industrialization and they must not be subjected to the same restrictions, which apply to developed countries.