Statement-1 : On viewing the clear blue portion of the sky through a Calcite Crystal, the intensity of transmitted light varies as the crystal is rotated.
Statement-2 : The light coming from the sky is polarized due to scattering of sun light by particles in the atmoshphere. The scattering is largest for blue light.

Options

A. Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true.
Statement-2 is correct explanation of Statement-1.
B. Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true, but Statement-2 is not a correct explanation of Statement-1.
C. Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false.
D. Statement-1 is fasle, Statement-2 is true.

Answer

A

Explanation

When light from blue portion of sky is passed through a calcite crystal, the emergent light gets polarised and its intensity varies with rotation of polaroid. Thus staement 1 is true.
The light coming from the sky is polarised due to scattering of sun light by particales in the atmosphere. As intensity of scattered light `prop (1)/(lambda_(4))`, hence blue colour is most scattered. Thus statement 2 is true. And statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.