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Assertion : The sun lookes bigger in size at sunrise and sunset than during day.
Reason : The phenomenon of diffraction bends light rays.

A

If both, Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explaination of the Assertion.

B

If both, Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explaination of the Assertion.

C

If Assertion is true but the Reason is false.

D

If both, Assertion and Reason are false.

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B
The sun looks bigger in size at sunrise and sunset because of refraction of light. So the reason, through correct, is not a correct explaination of the assertion.
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