Question

Assertion (A): A body is acted upon by two unequal forces in opposite directions, but not in the same line.

Reason (R): The effect is that the body will have only translational motion.

Options

• Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion.

• Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

• Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

• Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

Answer 1

Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

Explanation:

The two forces have unequal magnitudes, opposite directions and different lines of action, as stated in Assertion (A). Their resultant force is non-zero and their offset lines of action can produce a turning effect, so the body will not have only translational motion.