Multiple choice

Directions: There are two statements, one labeled the Assertion (A) and the other labeled the Reason (R). Examine the statements and decide if the Assertion A and Reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to the question from the codes given below:

Assertion (A): The gravitational force acting on a planet revolving around the sun does not work on the planet. Reason (R): The force is always at right angles to the direction in which the body is moving.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  2. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

  3. A is true but R is false.

  4. A is false but R is true

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer