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Q. Assertion: Resolving power of a telescope depends only on wavelength.
Reason: This is proportional to square of wavelength.

AIIMSAIIMS 2013Wave Optics

Solution:

The resolving power of a telescope depends on a diameter of the telescope's light-gathering appratus, or objective lens is the first lens the light passes through.
Resolution $=\frac{\text { Wavelength }(\lambda)}{\text { Diameter }(D)}$