Statement I. Gravitational potential at any point is equal to gravitational potential energy of a body of unit mass.
Statement II. The gravitational potential of a body of mass m is `U= -(GMm)/(r )`, where symbols have their usual meanings.

Options

A. Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true and Statement-II is correct explanation for Statement-I.
B. Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true and Statement-II is not correct explanation of Statement-I.
C. Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false.
D. Statement-I is false, Statement-II is false.

Answer

A

Explanation

Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is true and statement 2 is correct explanation of statement 1.
So correct choice is a.