Statement I: If a ball projected up obliquely from the ground breaks up into several fragments in its path, the centre of the system of all fragments moves in the same parabolic path compared to initial one till all fragments are in air.
Statement II: In the situation of Statement 1, at the instant of breaking, the fragments may be thrown in different directions with different speeds.

Options

A. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
B. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C. Assertion is true and reason is false.
D. Assertion is false and reason is true.

Answer

B

Explanation

The centre of mass of the fragments will continue its parabolic path. After the breakage, fragments may move in different directions. Both statements are correct but Statement II is not the explanation of Statement I.