MCQ
Assertion (A): A compass needle is placed near a current-carrying wire. The deflection of the compass needle decreases when the compass needle is displaced away from the wire.
Reason (R): Strength of a magnetic field decreases as one moves away from a current-carrying conductor.
  • Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  • B
    Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  • C
    A is true but R is false
  • D
    A is false but R is true.

Answer

Correct option: A.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

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