4. Assertion : A needle placed carefully on the surface of water may float, whereas a ball of the same material will always sink. Reason : The buoyancy of an object depends both on the material and shape of the object.

Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

(a)       If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

(b)       If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

(c)        If assertion is true but reason is false.

(d)       If the assertion and reason both are false.

(e)       If assertion is false but reason is true.

Ans. c

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