Question

Assertion : Sound waves cannot travel in vacuum but light can travel in vacuum.
Reason$\quad$: Sound waves are longitudinal waves and they cannot be polarised but electromagnetic waves are transverse and they can be polarised.

• 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: (B)

Both the assertion and reason are correct statements but the reason given is not the explanation for the assertion.