Statement-1 : The stream of water flowing at high speed from a garden hose pipe tends to spread like a foundtion when held vertically up, but tends to narrow down when held vertically down.
Statement-2 : In any steady flow of an incompressible fluid, the volume flow rate of the fluid remain constant.

Options

A. If both assertion and reason are correct and remad is a correct explanation of the assertion.
B. If both assertion and reason are correct bat reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C. If assertion is correct but reason is incorrect.
D. If assertion is incorrect but reason is correct.

Answer

A

Explanation

According to equation of continuity Av= constant, when velocity decreases then cross section tends to increase and vice versa. Henece both statements are correct and satatment -2 is corret explanation of satatement-1