Assertion :the higher the range, the greater the resistance of an ammeter. Reason: To increase the range of an ammeter additional shunt is needed to be used across it.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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Solution
The correct option is D Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct The lower the resistance of an ammeter gives the higher range. The additional shunt is used to increase the range of an ammeter.
So the assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.