Assertion states that social objective is not limited only to donation. Reason states that it also includes customer interest and environmental protection. Choose the correct option.

Correct answer: Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation

The direct answer is A: both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion. A social objective is much wider than giving donations. A business is part of society, so it should protect and serve people while carrying on its economic work. Step by step: the assertion says social responsibility is not limited to donation; this is true because social responsibility includes many duties. The reason lists customer interest and environmental protection; these are genuine social responsibilities. The reason explains why donation alone is insufficient: an organisation must also provide safe and good-quality goods, fair treatment, honest information and protection of the environment. Option A is correct because both statements are accurate and the second statement supports the first. Option B is wrong because the reason is not merely an unrelated true fact; it directly shows the wider meaning of social objectives. Option C is wrong because the reason is not false. Customer welfare and environmental protection are accepted parts of social responsibility. Option D is wrong because the assertion is not false. Donation may be useful, but it is only one activity and not the whole social objective. A weak student should distinguish “social objective” from “donation”: social objective includes responsible conduct toward consumers, employees, the community and nature. Memory cue: social responsibility means serving society through conduct, not only through cheques.