Assertion: The clouds in sky generally appear to be whitish.
Reason: Diffraction due to clouds is efficient in equal measure at all wavelengths.

If both assertion and reason are true but the reason is the correct explanation of assertion

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If both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

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If assertion is true but reason is false

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If both the assertion and reason are false

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Solution

The correct option is C If assertion is true but reason is false
The clouds in the sky appear white as the size of cloud particle is not small enough to permit diffraction. So all the wavelength gets reflected and it appears white.

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