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Light waves can be polarised because they

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have high frequencies
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have short wavelength
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are transverse
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can be reflected
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Solution

The correct option is C are transverse
Polarisation of light waves is possible only because they can oscillate in more than one orientation i.e., they are transverse in nature. It has no dependence on its wavelength and frequencies.

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