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Statement I : Earth continuously attract...

Statement I : Earth continuously attracts the moon towards its centre and yet the moon does not move towards the centre of earth.
Statement II : The gravitational force of atteraction between the moon and earth provides the necessary centripetal force.

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If both statement -I and Statement -II are true , and statement-II is the correct explanation of statement -I

B

If both statemenrt-I and Statement-II are true but statement-II is not the correct explanation of statement -I

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If statement -I is true but statement -II is false.

D

If statement -I is true but statement -II is true

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