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Assertion : We can not move even a finger without disturbing all the stars.
Reason : Every body in this universe attracts every other body with a force which is unversely proportional to the square of distance between them.

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

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

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If assertion is true but reason is false.

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If the assertion and reason both are false

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According to Newton’s law of gravitation, every body in this universe attracts every other body with a force which is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. When we move our finger, the distance of the objects with respect to finger changes, hence the force of attraction changes, disturbing the entire universe, including stars.
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