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Assertion: When an object is weighed with a physical balance, then its mass will be same both at the pole and at the equator.
Reason: When body is weighed with a spring balance, then its weight will be maximum at pole

A

Assertion is True, Reason is True, Reason is a correct explanation for Assertion

B

Assertion is True, Reason is True, Reason is no a correct explanation for Assertion

C

Assertion is True, Reason is False

D

Assertion is False but Reason is True

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B
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