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Assertion : Displacement of a body may be zero, when distance travelled by it is not zero.
Reason : The displacement is the longer distance between initial and final position

A

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

B

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

C

(A) is true but (R) is false

D

Both (A) and (R) are false

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C
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