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Statement-1 : Sound travels faster in moist air
Statement-2 : The density of moist air is less then density of dry air.

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Both 'A' and 'R' are true and 'R' is the correct, explanation of 'A'.

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Both 'A' and 'R' are true and 'R' is not the correct explanation of 'A'

C

A' is true and 'R' is false

D

Both 'A' and 'R' are false

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  2. Assertion: The speed of sound in solids is maximum though their densit...

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  5. "The bells are made of metals and not of wood." Why?

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  7. (A): Speed of sound in a gas is independent of changes in pressure of ...

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  8. Assertion (A) : Radio waves can be polarised. Reason (R) : Sound wav...

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  9. Assertion: In adiabatic expansion, temperature of gas always decreases...

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  10. Sound waves in air cannot be polarized because

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  11. (A): A tuning fork is made of an alloy of steel, nickel and chromium. ...

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  12. (A): Two arms of a tuning fork vibrate in same phase. (R): Each arm ...

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  13. (A): All the particles between two consecutive nodes vibrate in the sa...

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  14. Assertion: In a stationary wave, there is no transfer of energy. Rea...

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  15. (A): For the formation of stationary waves the medium must be bounded ...

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  16. Statement-1 : In the case of a stationary wave, a person hear a loud s...

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  17. (A): Velocity of particles, while crossing mean position (in stationar...

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  18. (A): In a longitudinal stationary wave a displacement node coincides w...

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  19. A tuning fork producing sound will stop producing sound when you touch...

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  20. (A): When a stretched string vibrates in two segments, then all the vi...

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