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Question
Assertion (A): The centre of gravity of an irregularly-shaped object always lies at its geometric centre.
Reason (R): The centre of gravity depends on the distribution of mass within an object.
Options
both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
both A and R are True and R is not the correct explanation of A.
assertion is false but reason is true.
assertion is true but reason is false.
MCQ
Assertion and Reasoning
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Solution
Assertion is false but Reason is true.
Explanation:
The assertion is false because the centre of gravity of an irregularly-shaped object does not always lie at its geometric centre. The reason is true because the centre of gravity depends on the distribution of mass within the object. Therefore, it may lie away from the geometric centre.
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