Statement I : The time period of geostationary satellite is 24 hours.
Statement II : Geostationary satellite must have the same time period as the time taken by the earth to complete one revolution about its axis.

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If both statement I and statement II are true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.

If both statement I and statement II are false

If both statement I and statement II are true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I.

If statement I is true but statement II is false

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

As the geostationary satellite is established in an orbit in the plane of the equator at a particular place, so it move in the same sense as the earth and hence its time period of revolution is equal to 24 hours, which is equal to time period of revolution of earth about its axis.

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