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Assertion :The twinkling of star is due to refraction of light. Reason: The velocity of light changes while going from one medium to the other.

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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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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
Twinkling of star is due to refraction. When the rays enter the earth atmosphere it goes through several refraction as the refractive index of earth atmosphere changes continuously. Some time the refraction is high and some time its low ,that causes the twinkling of stars.
Velocity is inversely proportion to refractive index. It changes with change in medium. Reason is correct but it is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

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