Question

Assertion (A) : A freely falling body experiences a constant horizontal force due to wind velocity, its path is a straight line
Reason (R) : The motion is decided by the unbalanced force acting on it

• A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation
• B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct but the reason does not give the correct explanation
• C. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false
• D. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true

Answer 1

The correct option is D Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true

As the freely falling body experiences a constant horizontal force due to wind velocity, its path can never be a straight line as path is decided by the net force acting on the body and their is an unbalanced force acting on the body in horizontal direction.