Statement I : The moment of inertia of a rigid body reduces to its minimum value in comparison to any axis parallel to it , when the axis of rotation passes through its centre of mass.
Statement II : The weight of a rigid body always acts through its centre of gravity.

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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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By theorem of parallel axis statement1 is correct and by the definition of center of gravity staetment2 is correct. But the statements are different.

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