JEE PHYSICS MCQ: WAVE OPTICS

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Assertion: Transverse wave nature of light is proved by polarisation

Reason: According to Maxwell, light is an electro-magnetic wave but not mechanical wave.

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Correct option: B

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

Option B (Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion) is correct because polarization demonstrates the transverse nature of light, and Maxwell's theory correctly describes light as an electromagnetic wave, but the latter doesn't explain the former.

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