CBSE Class 10 Science 2020 · Paper 31(B) · Question 14
For question numbers 13 and 14, two statements are given — one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below :
Assertion (A): While passing through a glass prism, the red component of white light deviates the most and the violet component the least.
Reason (R): For glass, the refractive index for violet light is highest and for red light it is lowest.
- (a)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of the assertion (A).
- (b)Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of the assertion (A).
- (c)(A) is true, but (R) is false.
- (d)(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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