Question

Statement I : The time period of geostationary satellite is $24$ hours.
Statement II : Geostationary satellite must have the same time period as the time taken by the earth to complete one revolution about its axis.

• A. If both statement I and statement II are true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I
• B. If both statement I and statement II are true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I
• C. If statement I is true but statement II is false
• D. If both statement I and statement II are false

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

As the geostationary satellite is established in an orbit in the plane of the equator at a particular place, so it move in the same sense as the earth and hence its time period of revolution is equal to $24$ hours, which is equal to time period of revolution of earth about its axis