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Assertion : Astronauts are not floating but falling freely around the Earth due to their huge orbital velocity .
Reason : Astronauts and spacestation have equal acceleration , they are under free fall condition .

A

Both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion

B

Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

C

Assertion is true but reason is false

D

Assertion is false , but the reason is true .

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