Directions :
The following eight (8) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below.
Code :
Statement I : Sound waves can travel through vacuum.
Statement II : Light is an electromagnetic wave and can travel through vacuum.
Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2018
– Statement II: Light waves are electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic waves do not require a material medium for propagation; they can travel through vacuum. This is why light from the Sun reaches the Earth through the vacuum of space. This statement is true.