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Statement-1:A spherical symmetric shell produces no gravitational field anywhere.
Statement-2: The field due to various mass elements cancels out, everywhere inside the shell.

A

Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true, Statement-2 is a correct explanation for statement-1.

B

Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true, statement-2 is Not a correct explanation for statement-1

C

Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false.

D

Statement-1 is false Statement-2 is True.

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The correct Answer is:
d
Although no gravitational field is produced inside a symmetric shell, it produces a field at points outside of shell.
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