Electrostatics — JEE Main 2024 · 27 Jan, Evening shift · Q6978

Question

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Work done by electric field on moving a positive charge on an equipotential surface is always zero. Reason (R): Electric lines of forces are always perpendicular to equipotential surfaces. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Accepted Answer

(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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(B) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct

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(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

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(D) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

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