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Q.

Statement – I: For the planets orbiting around the sun, angular speed, linear speed and KE change with time, but angular momentum remains constant. 
Statement – II: No torque is acting on the rotating planet. So its angular momentum remains constant. 

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a

Statement – I is false, statement – II is true 

b

Statement – I is true and statement – II is true, statement – II is the correct explanation for statement – I 

c

Statement – I is true and statement – II is true, statement – II is not the correct explanation for statement – I 

d

Statement – I is true, statement – II is false 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Net torque acting on the rotating planet is zero i.eτ=0

Using dLdt=τ

Thus τ=0L=constant

Hence angular momentum is constant. So reason statement is correct. 

Now L=mvr=constantvr=constant

Thus as the distance between sun and planet changes, linear speed of the planet changes and this its kinetic energy also changes and thus its kinetic also changes. Also using L=mr2w=constantr2w=constant

Thus as the distance between sun and planet changes, angular speed of the planet changes. Hence assertion statement is also correct and reason explains the assertion very well. 

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Statement – I: For the planets orbiting around the sun, angular speed, linear speed and KE change with time, but angular momentum remains constant. Statement – II: No torque is acting on the rotating planet. So its angular momentum remains constant.