Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion (A): Earth has atmosphere and moon doesn’t Reason (R): escape speed on moon is less than that Earth. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

• A. (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• B. (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• C. (A) is true but (R) is false
• D. (A) and (R) both are false

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

(A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Answer 2

The correct answer is option (A): (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Both (A) and (R), are true and the escape speed on the moon is less due to its small radius and acceleration due to gravity as compared to earth.