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Assertion : The length of the day is slo...

Assertion : The length of the day is slowely increasing.
Reason : The dominant effect causing a slowdown in the rotation of the earth is the gravitational pull of the planets in the solar system.

A

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

B

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

C

If assertion is true but reason is false

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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The correct Answer is:
D
Length of the day depends upon the angular speed of earth about it's own axis, the earth in not slowing down due to conservation of angular momentum.
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