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Assertion: In a simple battery circuit the point of highest potential is positive terminal of the battery.
Reason: The current flows towars the point of the highest potential.

A

If both the assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

B

If both the assertion and the reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

C

If the assertion is true, but the reation is false.

D

If the assertion is false, but the reason is true.

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The correct Answer is:
C
Correct Reason : The current flows towards the points of the lower potential.
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