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  4. Assertion: The motion of the earth around the sun is periodic but not oscillatory Reason: Oscillatory motion is necessarily periodic but periodic motion is not necessarily oscillatory

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Q. Assertion: The motion of the earth around the sun is periodic but not oscillatory
Reason : Oscillatory motion is necessarily periodic but periodic motion is not necessarily oscillatory

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Solution:

The motion of earth around sun is not oscillatory as it is not a to and fro motion about a fixed point