Statement I : If an object is submerged in fluid at rest, the fluid  exerts a force on its surface.

Statement II : The force exerted by the fluid at rest has to be parallel to the surface in contact with it.

• A

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

• B

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

• C

  If statement I is true but statement II is false 

• D

  If both statement I and statement II are false