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A concave mirror is lying on a table with its reflecting surface facing upwards and pole touching the table. The mirror is rotated about its principal axis in clockwise direction. The image of a person looking straight into it

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Rotates in clockwise direction

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Rotates in anti-clockwise direction

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Is inverted

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D

Does not rotate

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Solution

The correct option is D Does not rotate
When the concave mirror rotates about its principal axis, the light rays being reflected from the mirror do not rotate. Hence, the image formed also does not rotate.
Therefore, option D is correct.

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