$Assertion$ : The length of the day is slowly increasing.
$Reason$ : The dominant effect causing a slowdown in the rotation of the earth is the gravitational pull of other planets in the solar system.
$Assertion$ : The length of the day is slowly increasing.
$Reason$ : The dominant effect causing a slowdown in the rotation of the earth is the gravitational pull of other planets in the solar system.
- [AIIMS 2003]
- A
If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
- B
If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
- C
If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
- D
If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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