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STATEMENT -1 : Gravitational field inside a spherical mass shell is zero even if the mass distribution is uniform or non-uniform.
and
STATEMENT -2 : A mass object when placed inside a mass spherical shell, is protected from the gravitational field of another mass object placed outside the shell.

A

Statement 1- True, Statement -2 is True, Statement -2 is a correct explanation for Statement -10

B

Statement -1 is True, Statement -2 is True, Statement -2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement -10

C

Statement -1 is True, Statement -2 is False

D

Statement -1 is False, Statement -2 is True

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