The Lewis electron dot diagrams for ${CO}_{2} and {SO}_{2}$ are given below
The molecular geometry and polarity of the two substances are

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Different because the lone pair of electrons on the S atom makes it the negative end of a dipole

The same because C and S have similar electronegativity.

Different because S has a greater number of electron domains (regions of electron density) surrounding it than C has

The same because the molecular formulas are similar

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Both the C–O and S–O bonds are polar due to the different electro negativities of the bonded atoms. However the ${CO}_{2}$ molecule is linear and non polar due to the cancellation of the bond dipoles. In ${SO}_{2}$ the molecule is bent and the bond dipole do not cancel. The polarities of the two substances differ because of the differences in geometries. This is a consequence of number electron domains around the central atom, 2 in ${CO}_{2}$ and 3 in ${SO}_{2}$ .