2017 · Q91
Statement IThe force on Moon due to Earth is the action, while the force on Earth due to Moon is the reaction.
Statement IITo every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
General SciencePhysics
- ABoth the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
- BBoth the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
- DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Explanation
The Earth pulls the Moon and the Moon pulls the Earth with equal and opposite gravitational forces, a textbook action-reaction pair, so statement I is true. Newton's third law, to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, is exactly the principle at work, so statement II is true and correctly explains statement I. Hence A.