AIIMS AIIMS Solved Paper-2011

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    Direction for: In each of the following questions a statement of Assertion is given followed by a corresponding statement of Reason just below it. Of the statements mark the correct answer as

    Assertion The length of day is slowly increasing. Reason The domient effect causing a slowdown in the rotation of the earth is the gravitational pulx of other planets in the solar system.

    A)  If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion,         

    B)  If both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

    C)  If Assertion is true but Reason is false.

    D)  If both Assertion and Reason are false.

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Length of the day depends upon the angular speed of earth about its own axis, the earth is not slowing down due to conservation of angular momentum.


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