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GK QUESTION#3058

Statement I: Motion that repeats at equal time intervals is periodic. Statement II: A car simply travelling along a straight road necessarily executes periodic motion. Choose the correct option.

  1. ABoth statements are true.
  2. BBoth statements are false.
  3. CStatement I is true, but Statement II is false.Correct answer
  4. DStatement I is false, but Statement II is true.
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Answer

C. Statement I is true, but Statement II is false.

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Explanation

Periodic motion repeats its state after a fixed time interval. A car merely travelling along a straight road does not necessarily repeat its motion, so that description alone is not an example of periodic motion. Rectilinear motion and periodicity refer to different properties.

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