You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below :
Statement I : The acceleration due to gravity decreases with increase in height from the surface of the Earth.
Statement II : The acceleration due to gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the centre of the Earth.

Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

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Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

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Statement I is true but Statement II is false

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Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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Solution

The correct option is A Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
The acceleration due to gravity decreases with increases in height from the surface of the earth because it is universally proportional to the square of the distance from the center of the earth.

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