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Assertion : An astronaut in an orbiting space station above the earth experience weightlessness.
Reason : An object moving around the earth under the infuence of earth's gravitational force is in a state of 'free fall'

A

Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true: Statement-2 is a correct explanation for statement-1

B

Statement-1 is true, Statement-2: is true, statement-2 is not a correct expplanation for statement-1

C

Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false.

D

Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.

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