STATEMENT - 1 : An astronaut in an orbiting space station above the earth experiences…
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Problem
STATEMENT - 1 : An astronaut in an orbiting space station above the earth experiences weightlessness.
STATEMENT - 2 : An object moving the earth under the influence of Earth's gravitational force is in a state of "free-fall". [2008]
(1) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True, Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
(2) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
(3) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(4) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True