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Assertion :Displacement of a body may be zero, when distance travelled by it is not zero. Reason: The displacement is the longer distance between initial and final position.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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Solution

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
Displacement is the shortest straight line distance between initial and final position.
Hence if a body travels along a random path to return to the point of start, the body has traveled finite distance, however the displacement of it is exactly zero.
Hence correct answer is option C.

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