Statement I: A point charge q₀ is kept outside a solid metallic sphere; the electric field inside the sphere is zero.
Statement II: Induced charge does not contribute to electric field or potential at a given point.

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Both statements I and II are correct

Statement-I is correct and statement-II is incorrect

Statement-I is incorrect and statement-II is correct

Both statements I and II are incorrect

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Electric field due to q₀is towards left and is $\frac{{kq}_{0}}{r^{2}}$ but electric field due to induced charge is towards right and will have same magnitude $\frac{{kq}_{0}}{r^{2}}$ so that electric field inside the sphere is zero.

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