Question

Assertion (A): The Earth is spherical in shape.

Reason (R): The Corona formed on the Sun during the solar eclipse is covered by a circular shadow.

Options

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct reason for A.

• Both A and R are true but R is not the correct reason for A.

• A is true and R is false.

• A is false and R is true.

Answer 1

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct reason for A.

Explanation:

The Earth is spherical in shape (A is true). The circular shadow of the Earth on the Moon during a lunar eclipse (not the corona on the Sun during a solar eclipse) proves its spherical shape. The corona formed on the Sun during an eclipse having a circular shadow (R is true) is not the correct reason for the Earth’s spherical shape.