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Statement I : The mass of a body cannot be considered to be concentrated at the centre of mass of the body for the purpose of computing its moment of inertia.
Statement II : For then the moment of inertia of every body about an axis passing through its centre of mass would be zero.

A

Statement I is true, statement II is true , statement II is a correct explanation for statement I.

B

Statement I is true, statement II is true , statement II is not a correct explanation for statement I.

C

Statement I is true, statement II is false.

D

Statement I is false, statement II is true.

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