Statement I: It takes more fuel for a spacecraft to travel from the earth to the Moon than for the return trip.
Statement II: The point of zero gravitational field intensity due to the earth and the Moon is lying nearer to the Moon, i.e., in the diagram shown, for `rltr_(0), E_(g)` is towards the earth's centre and for `rgtr_(0), E_(g)` is towards the Moon's centre and at `r=r_(0),E_(g)` is zero.

Options

A. Statement I is True, Statement II is True: Statement II is a correct explanation for Statement I.
B. Statement I is True, Statement II is True: Statement II is Not a correct explanation for Statement I.
C. Statement I is True, Statement II is False.
D. Statement I is False, Statement II is True.

Answer

A

Explanation

Here, both the statements are correct and Statement 2 correctly explains Statement 1.
This can be easily proved by writing the basic equations.