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Assertion : The weighing machine measures the weight of a body. Reason : Weightlessness means the absence of weight.

Options

  1. AIf both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
  2. BIf both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
  3. CIf Assertion is true but Reason is false
  4. DIf Assertion is false but Reason is true

Correct answer

D. If Assertion is false but Reason is true

Step-by-step solution

- A weighing machine actually reads the normal reaction (apparent weight), not the true gravitational weight; in non inertial situations they differ, so the assertion is false. - Weightlessness refers to zero apparent weight (normal reaction zero), not zero gravity; phrasing "absence of weight" is commonly used to indicate this condition, making the reason true.

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