Question

Assertion : Bluish colour predominates in a clear sky, since blue has a shorter wavelength and is scattered strongly.
Reason: Blue has the shortest wavelength among all colours.

• A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
• B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
• C. If assertion is true but reason is false
• D. If both assertion and reason are false

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Sky appear blue because blue colour gets scattered strongly. Violet gets scattered even more than blue, having a shorter wavelength. But since our eyes are more sensitive to blue than violet, we see the sky blue.