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Assertion : If ice on the pole melts, length of the day will shorten.
Reason: Ice will flow towards equator and will result in the decrease in moment of inertia of earth resulting in decrease in frequency of rotation of earth.

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

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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.

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

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